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Psychotropic Medications Overused Among Foster Children

New research finds that psychotropic medications are frequently used to treat youth in foster care. The pattern is disturbing because effectiveness and safety of the pharmaceuticals has not been established.
Psychotropic medication act on the central nervous system to alter emotion or behavior temporarily.
In a study of Texas children with Medicaid coverage, the latest in a [...]

25Feb2009 | Winter Ross Charlton | 0 comments | Continued