Antipsychotic treatment of Medicaid insured children is dangerously high

Antipsychotic treatment of Medicaid insured children is dangerously high 


There has been heated controversy about the over prescribing of antipsychotic medications for children, particularly poor kids. On March 15, 2013, Science Daily has reported, Rapid Rise in Antipsychotic Treatment of Medicaid-Insured Children. The Citizens Commission on Human Rights (CCHR) has written, "Psychotropic drugs are increasingly being exposed as chemical toxins with the power to kill. Psychiatrists claim their drugs save lives, but according to their own studies, psychotropic drugs can double the risk of suicide." These drugs have also been associated with an increase in murders.