May 10, 2007
Another Doc Bangs on The Antipsychotics For Kids Paradigm
This one is a neurologist, David Perlmutter, who actually gets to go on fancy shows like Oprah and Today. Regarding last year's New York Times report that antipsychotic use amongst kids had quintupled, Perlmutter writes:
"What we are accepting for the status quo for America’s children is deplorable. So many of the “psychological problems” children suffer from are related to DHA defieciency, sensitivity to gluten, and plain old lack of parental interaction. Yes, the latter is hard to accept, but see tomorrow’s post for the science behind this statement."
I'll look forward. In the meantime, nice to have what I've been saying for the last couple of years be validated yet again.
Posted by Philip Dawdy at May 10, 2007 12:05 AM
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"If you’re going to put children on three or four different drugs, now you’ve got a potpourri of target symptoms and side effects,” said Dr. Julie Magno Zito, an associate professor of pharmacy and medicine at the University of Maryland.
Dr. Zito added, “How do you even know who the kid is anymore?"
This is a point I believe child psychiatrists need to ask themselves more often. By the time my daughter was 17 and facing a mis-dx of childhood bipolar disorder--she asked this question to her psychiatrist: "Is it me or the meds?" She also fired him.
