"We wouldn't accept such risks with other medical interventions for non-life-threatening conditions in children. Why do we make an exception for psychiatric medications?"
The case can be made that we do take significant risks of life-altering harms when we inject babies, children, and teens with multiple doses of multiple vaccines. And I …
"We wouldn't accept such risks with other medical interventions for non-life-threatening conditions in children. Why do we make an exception for psychiatric medications?"
The case can be made that we do take significant risks of life-altering harms when we inject babies, children, and teens with multiple doses of multiple vaccines. And I believe this very practice sets the stage for the uncritical acceptance of a doctor's prescription of SSRIs for teens. The white coat class are seen as the protectors of children from dangerous pathogens (that really are not that dangerous for the vast majority of kids), so of course they would not do anything to harm children.
"We wouldn't accept such risks with other medical interventions for non-life-threatening conditions in children. Why do we make an exception for psychiatric medications?"
The case can be made that we do take significant risks of life-altering harms when we inject babies, children, and teens with multiple doses of multiple vaccines. And I believe this very practice sets the stage for the uncritical acceptance of a doctor's prescription of SSRIs for teens. The white coat class are seen as the protectors of children from dangerous pathogens (that really are not that dangerous for the vast majority of kids), so of course they would not do anything to harm children.