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| Friday, October 3, 2008 |
| American Kids Overmedicated for ADHD? New Study Makes the Case |
This is the sort of news that will not surprise most people, but it is likely to knock us off balance. A new report shows that American kids are prescribed with antidepressants and stimulants three times as often as European children (as represented by Germany and the Netherlands). For the class of antipsychotic medications, the ratio is 2-to-1 toward the American kids.
The researchers of this sobering report speculated the significant margin can be attributed to differences in government regulatory practices, cultural beliefs and the way children are diagnosed and treatments. For example, the governments of Germany and the Netherlands put cost restrictions on how much can be spent on children’s medications.
Another differential is what the researchers called “the U.S. trend of increasing bipolar [disorder] diagnosis is children and teens not reflected in European practice.” What’s more, there is a larger number of child psychiatrists in the U.S. compared to Germany and the Netherlands. In terms of treatment, American physicians are willing to prescribe two or more different psychotropic drugs in the same year for kids, not at all common in European nations.
Continue reading...Labels: ADHD, alternative health, alternative medicine, bob condor, child health |
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