“It is a worrisome trend, partly because very little is known about the short-term, let alone the long-term, safety of these drugs in this age group,” said study author Dr. Mark Olfson, a professor of clinical psychiatry at Columbia University in New York City.
Dr. Dina Panagiotopoulos, a pediatric endocrinologist at BC Children’s who was the principal investigator in the study published in the Canadian Journal of Psychiatry, said the increased rates of obesity mean youth face a higher risk of heart disease and cholesterol.
On April 30, 2009, Congressman Ron Paul introduced H.R. 2218, known as the Parental Consent Act of 2009.
Want to find a way to do something about the plight of our children at the hands of drug companies and misguided ‘mental health’ professionals? The International Center for the Study of Psychiatry and Psychology will hold a two-day conference on Friday and Saturday, October 9-10, 2009 in Syracuse, New York at the Renaissance Syracuse Hotel. It will feature international experts on on the adverse of effects of psychiatric drugs and better ways of helping children and families.
As newly approved drugs harm and even kill children, more parents are fighting back. The most dramatic moment for the 70 doctors and 200 spectators attending June FDA hearings about approving new psychiatric drugs for children came when two bereaved mothers approached the open mike.