Chemical reaction - children and psych drugs

Behaviourally disturbed children are increasingly subjected to a quick fix of drugs. By Ruth Thomson America's pill-popping culture has extended to very young children, with rising numbers of the under-fives being prescribed psychiatric drugs, raising fears that a similar trend may now be developing in this country. The extent of the problem emerged in new US research, which found a three-fold rise in the number of two- to four-year-olds being prescribed stimulants, anti-depressants and other drugs for perceived psychiatric problems, such as hyperactivity. The study,...