When the child is not getting what he wants, then he will emulate what he has learned. When he becomes an adult the trend intensifies. He may evolve into the angry husband who beats a wife who won't be controlled, or his own child when his behavior needs to be modified. In the most extreme cases he may just fly into a rage and beat, or even kill, friends or family members, because he can not control his feelings. Parents feel they are left with no alternative but to medicate their children.
Doctors prescribe a variety of medications to modify children's behavior.
Luvox, Prozac, Zoloft, Paxit, Effexor and Ritalin are serotonin uptake inhibitors. Such medications work by preventing the breakdown of serotonin in the brain. Serotonin is a compound that causes a sense of well-being. Deficiency causes depression, anxiety, and compulsivity so restoring available serotonin improves all these behaviors. Experts say that as many as one in four teenagers are suffering from depression, and that each year up to one million prescriptions for antidepressants are written for children and teens.