Myomancy ADHD, Dyslexia and Autism

In the nine years from 1993 to 2002, the number of prescriptions to children for anti-psychotic drugs increased from 210,000 to 1,224,000. Most of these 2nd generation drugs have not been approved for use on children are being used not to treat psychosis but for disruptive behavior disorders (37.8%), mood disorders (31.8%) and pervasive developmental disorders or mental retardation (17.3%). Only 14.2% were for psychotic disorders.

Medical professionals often criticise non-drug based, alternative treatments for their lack of scientific evidence and overreaching claims. Yet here are the same doctors prescribing unproved drugs to children for problems they were never designed to treat. Is it any wonder that parents are losing their faith in scientists, panicking at scare stories like MMR & Autism and turning to treatments of dubious benefit and safety such as chelation.

Abstract: National Trends in the Outpatient Treatment of Children and Adolescents With Antipsychotic Drugs

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