The rise of psychiatric meds in children raises questions about the long-term impact, skill development, and societal standards. Are we treating illness or enforcing conformity?

When new patients come to see me, they typically complain about a wide range of symptoms—they’re not sleeping well, can’t concentrate, are irritable with their spouse, children, and/or ...

President Donald Trump has instructed his administration to scrutinize the “threat” to children posed by antidepressants, ...

Between the ages of 13 and 27, Laura Delano was prescribed 19 psychiatric medications, often in combinations of three or four at a time.Credit...Christopher Capozziello for The New York Times The ...

Antipsychotics prescribed to foster youth in California have shown a remarkable decline in the years since reform measures ...

Among the factors he named were the childhood vaccine schedule, psychiatric drugs and environmental issues like microplastic. The commission has 100 days to produce a report on “what is known ...