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The prescription cascade: How America’s mental health system keeps patients on more drugs, not fewer
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The prescription cascade: How America’s mental health system keeps patients on more drugs, not fewer
A teen prescribed 14 psychiatric drugs by age 18 describes a prescription cascade that worsened her condition. Federal officials are now launching a plan to curb overprescribing, especially in children. Medicaid data shows children on ADHD drugs are far more likely to be prescribed additional psychiatric medications. Critics argue pills cannot teach emotional regulation or replace behavioral therapy. Former patients report no medical road map fo…
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