Garry
11-18-04, 06:40 PM
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/4017321.stm
The UK has seen the fastest rise in the prescribing of antidepressants and other mind-altering drugs to children, a study of nine countries shows. University of London researchers compared prescribing rates between 2000 and 2002 in countries in Europe, South America and North America.
During that period, the UK saw a 68% rise in children being prescribed drugs to stimulate or calm the brain.
The research is published in Archives of Disease in Childhood.
The UK has seen the fastest rise in the prescribing of antidepressants and other mind-altering drugs to children, a study of nine countries shows. University of London researchers compared prescribing rates between 2000 and 2002 in countries in Europe, South America and North America.
During that period, the UK saw a 68% rise in children being prescribed drugs to stimulate or calm the brain.
The research is published in Archives of Disease in Childhood.