What are the challenges in medicating children?

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In general, medicating children can be a pretty touchy topic. Whether or not to turn to pharmaceuticals to cope with out-of-the-ordinary emotions and behaviors is debated by parents on playgrounds, in school communities, in the media and beyond, yet no single answer fits all. Dr. Marilyn Wedge wrote the book Pills Are Not for Preschoolers: A Drug-Free Approach for Troubled Kids. She shares her insights on the drawbacks to medicating children Gabrielle Pascoe, TMC Contributor you can see more at: http://www.themotherco.com/2013/02/choice-medicate-child/#sthash.TwGTclkJ.dpuf . There are five categories of psychiatric diagnoses for which children age 4 – 17 are commonly prescribed medications: ADHD, disruptive behavior (oppositional defiant disorder or ODD), depression, autism and anxiety. you can see more at: http://www.themotherco.com/2013/02/choice-medicate-child/#sthash.TwGTclkJ.dpuf

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