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in the past (Goode, 2003). Research reveals pediatricians and child psychiatrists seem to be turning to pharmacological interventi...
and adolescents (Mahler, 2005). Of every twenty children, in fact, one has struggled with severe depression at one point or anoth...
You provided a good explanation of first-generation and second-generation antipsychotics. To add to the discussion: A number of st...
very controversial and many say that children are "doped" which is a chemical alternative to treating the real problem ("Britain" ...
issue via conceptual analysis, inasmuch as Walker and Avant provide specific steps that allow one to wholly define the ambiguous a...
as it impedes upon the fundamental tenets of social responsibility. Doctors who accept these gifts - which might include but is n...
An overview of why psychotropic drugs are overprescribed and overused in America is presented in a report consisting of ten pages....
consent. This presents many problems that begin with whether or not the psychiatrist should tell the patient or guardian every sin...
as analyzing and evaluating the issues involved. This examination will show that the new legal directives in regards to Ritalin us...
of such states as Montana (Anonymous, 2005), Rhode Island (Roman, 2006) as well as Alaska, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Maine, Ne...
with chronic conditions to live longer, despite the presence of these conditions. However, the pharmaceutical innovations that mak...
In forty two pages this paper examines drugs that are commonly prescribed for various conditions in a consideration of monitoring ...
the symptoms for diagnosing clinical depression. There must be at least five symptoms from the list that have lasted for at least ...
its efficacy and easy dispensability by pill, liquid or injection. In addition, its side effect rating is better than the other a...
In ten pages this report assesses whether or not prescribing drugs to clients should be a privilege enjoyed by psychologists in a ...
physical. And, as stated, taken as directed, there is very low risk of negative side effects of any kind. 3. Anti-psychotics As ...
funds used to ensure drug safety focused in the approval of new drugs. After a drug is approved there are few quality reports unde...
of Schedule III and, thereby, removes many of the usage restrictions. "Vicodin, Lortab--and more than 200 other products that con...
use as of the early 1980s and continues to be one of the most commonly abused street drugs (Methamphetamine). Results from the 20...
In six pages the growing practice of children and adolescents using antidepressants is discussed in terms of the controversy and w...
been established. There are concerns about long-term use, however (Davidson, Connor and Zhang, 2009). This means the clinician nee...
This also is a literature review, one that focuses on an evidence-based approach to determining the value of prescribing psychoact...
ABSTRACT This paper explores the manner in which...
vision problems or learning disabilities or "whether a childs behavior is simply immature or exuberant" ("Attention" 77). Accurate...
bodies to produce an excessive amount of cholesterol (Statins safe, 2004). Left untreated, this condition is associated with havin...
population want to be able to take care of themselves, yet they are rarely given the tools with which to accomplish this objective...
fewer people able to afford the goods. The converse is also true, as process fall then there is usually an increase in demand, as ...
of crack cocaine overwhelmingly demonstrate that premature delivery, low birth weight and retardation as three of the primary affl...
Drug abuse, regardless of the type of drug, has a very negative effect on the body and brain of the user and abuser. Chemicals fro...
life-threatening..." (Merta, 2001, p.1). In Time magazine, Lopez (1999) reports on one police officers journey through the drug c...