Five-fold increase in ADHD medication use in children and adolescents - full text

Chris Engel 9/11/1312:02 AM

"Use of stimulant medications to treat Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in children and adolescents has increased significantly over the past several years. This trend toward increased use of prescription stimulants extends beyond ADHD to other types of neuropsychiatric disorders in children and teens as well, including Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), according to a study published in Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology (JCAP)...."

http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-09-five-fold-adhd-medication-children-adolescents.html

Dalsgaard, et al. (2013). "Five-Fold Increase in National Prevalence Rates of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder Medications for Children and Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder, Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder, and other Psychiatric Disorders: A Danish Register-Based Study." Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology. Full text.

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Unreal!

I highly recommend watching this video for those wanting more info on medications, how they are prescribed in children and how they are studied in children; basically they aren't. Psychiatrist Dr. Wilson talks about trauma & PTSD in kids.

A Trauma Informed Approach to Children in State Custody - Part 2 (55 min)

http://acesconnection.com/video/a-trauma-informed-approach-to-children-in-state-custody-part-2

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