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November 7, 2013
Doctors Recognize Dangers of Psychiatric Drugs
[From article]
But some experts fear the term ADHD may "medicalise" problems related to a child's personality or maturity level, the effects of poor parenting or other home problems.
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Yet "about 87 percent of children diagnosed with ADHD in the US in 2010 subsequently received medication," it said, warning of "unnecessary and possibly harmful medication treatment".
The study said the main ADHD drugs could have side effects like weight change, liver damage and dwelling on suicide. And the drugs' long-term impact, as a child moves into adulthood, remained unknown.
http://www.france24.com/en/20131106-surge-adhd-diagnoses-gets-red-flag
06 NOVEMBER 2013 - 01H07
Surge in ADHD diagnoses gets a red flag
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