Posts Tagged ‘Medication Concerns’
Emotional Health
What Should I Know About My Teenager’s Emotional Health?
The teenage years are a time of transition from childhood into adulthood. Teens often struggle with being dependent on their parents while having a strong desire to be independent. Ideally, they are maturing from the one-sided self-centeredness of childhood to a self-identity that balances responsible self-interest with care and love for others.
ADD/ADHD: Medication Concerns
Although no chemical imbalance has ever been proven, health professionals prescribe psychostimulant medication (such as Ritalin, Strattera, Adderall) as the primary treatment in correcting the ‘chemical imbalance’. In 2000, more than 19 million prescriptions for ADHD drugs were filled, a 72% increase since 1995.
However, with the known side effects of these drugs and without knowledge or evidence of long-term results on growth and development, is medication really the best option?
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