Drugging our children
Subtitle: how profiteers are pushing antipsychotics on our youngest, and what we can do to stop it
By: Sharna Olfman and Brent Dean Robbins, editors
Series: Childhood in America
Publisher: Praeger
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Santa Barbara, Calif
Language: eng
Number of pages: 232
ISBN-13: 9780313396830; 9780313396847
Subjects: Pediatric psychopharmacology; Child mental health; Antipsychotic drugs; Adolescent psychopharmacology
Description: "Drugging our children documents the impact of antipsychotics on children's health, spotlights the historical and cultural factors that have contributed to this dangerous trend, and exposes the role of the pharmaceutical industry in creating a child market for antipsychotics.

The ethical and legal dimensions of the surge in antipsychotic prescriptions for children are also examined. The book explores the rights and responsibilities of non-MD mental health practitioners such as psychologists to intervene if they believe that a child in their care is being harmed by antipsychotics. Additionally, the work considers what legal recourse parents have if their child has been harmed by psychiatric medication--and the risks involved if they refuse to medicate their child.

Drugging our children Offers evidence-based interventions for children with emotional and behavioral challenges without recourse to antipsychotics, and it addresses the power of family and communities to foster and protect children's psychological development before problems arise or become entrenched"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.