Too many preschoolers with ADHD still are being put on drugs right away, before behavior therapy is tried, health officials say.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Tuesday that three in four young kids diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder are put on medicines. New CDC data shows that's continued, even after research found behavior therapy is as effective and doesn't give children stomach aches, sleep problems or other drug side effects.
Why? Health insurance coverage for behavior therapy may vary from state to state and company to company. And in some areas, therapists are in short supply, some experts said.
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[An additional factor-- some schools have insisted that parents medicate their child, under threat of expulsion. That can certainly limit the options. --Editor]
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4 comments:
But hey big pharma is here to help us! they are our friends! they cure all our diseases, our ailments, sanity and pain. They never string us and our kids out on drugs cure nothing and steal all of our money!!! Bad bad marijuana you can grow your own not have to go to bigpharma or pay any taxes bad bad marijuana..
back in our day it was called Stupid.
I needed something for daydreaming when I was in grade school.Seriously,I could not concentrate for 10 minutes without drifting away somewhere.As a result I did poorly,but in the late 50's and early 60's I don't recall the use of drugs with school children.
Editor, if that's the case the schools should be sued...
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