We should medicate kids who are seriously unhappy and dysfunctional. If other methods like therapy don't work, parents shouldn't let their kids suffer too long.
In addition to many physical side effects, some studies do show that medications could create near, worse mental health conditions in kids who take them. That's a scary thought.
Most parents aren't jumping to medicate their kids and therapy is a good choice. The problem is, many kids resist therapy.
It was a mistake to let fears about unlikely adverse effects of meds - like antidepressants causing suicidal thoughts in young people result in kids being prescribed more heavy-duty, antipsy…
Many psychiatrists aren't happy with quick in-and-out "med checks." They feel huge financial pressure and pressure from the insurance companies.
If parents decide to medicate their kids, they should stay flexible and try to make kids partners as much as possible in their own treatment.
