Researchers advise prescribers to keep monitoring patients on ADHD drugs for symptoms of heart disease. A new study...
Children and Teens Articles
World Health Organization Calls Involuntary Electroshock Treatment a Human Rights Abuse
New guidance from World Health Organization and UN High Commissioner for Human Rights also calls for laws banning...
Errors in Giving Children ADHD Drugs Have Quadrupled in 20 Years, Study Finds
Over 5,000 mistakes were reported to poison centers in 2021, meaning a child was harmed every 100 minutes; not all...
ADHD Drugs Do Not Enhance Performance, Worsen Cognitive Ability in Some People, Study Indicates
High potential for abuse and overdose of prescription stimulants prompts U.S. Food and Drug Administration to research...
One in Four Youth in US Child Welfare System Prescribed Psychiatric Drugs, Three Times the Rate for Others, Government Says
Study is latest to find that children traumatized by removal from their families and homes are prescribed powerful...
Antidepressants Increase Risk of Suicidal Behavior in Children and Young Adults, Don’t Reduce Risk in Adults, Study Says
Other recent research has found antidepressants double the risk of suicidal thoughts and actions in adults. A new...
Half of Depressed, Anxious Teens Recover Without Mental Health Treatment, Study Finds
Research indicates the resilience of adolescents is effective and can avoid the ineffectiveness, harms and costs of...
FDA Updates Warning on Stimulants Prescribed for ADHD, Now Lists Risks of Misuse, Addiction, Diversion and Overdose
New warning cites high potentital for abuse and misuse of ADHD drugs that can lead to addiction, overdose, and death....
Patients Taking Multiple ADHD Drugs with Other Psychiatric Drugs Is Public Health Concern, Researchers Say
Another new study found as many as one in four students surveyed at middle schools and high schools reported misusing...