… is science advisor to a new non-profit – Foundation for Excellence in Mental Health Care – which is trying to do something about the over-prescription of anti-depressants in the United States. Psychosprawl, as it’s known.
David Pollack was medical director of Oregon’s mental health program when he learned just how far psychiatric drugs had spread. About 250 kids between ages 1 and 6 whom the Oregon Health Plan tracked were prescribed antipsychotics and antidepressants, despite no proof of early-age safety for them.
October 5th, 2011 at 9:33AM
thanks for the heads up I’m heading over now to take look, hope springs eternal