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Treating Mentally Ill Children

Dakota Midday - 06/29/2006

"Nationwide, the number of children popping pills for mental illnesses continues to increase. And a recent study shows another troubling trend - more doctors are prescribing drugs to children that have only been approved for adults. From Attention Deficit Hyperactivity to Bi-Polar disorder, the medications have both profound benefits and troubling side effects, leading many doctors and parents to ask how should we treat children with mental illnesses? We'll also find out what doctors are seeing and advising here in South Dakota.




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