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Medicine
fromIrish Independent
3 months ago

Risk of moderate or major harm in more than half of cases investigated at North Kerry Camhs

Co Kerry child mental health services showed widespread overmedication, high psychotropic prescribing, inadequate monitoring, limited non-medical interventions, and significant risk of harm in many cases.
fromPsychology Today
3 months ago

Are We Overmedicating Our Children?

Are we overmedicating our children? My answer is yes. But not for the reason most people assume. The overmedication of children is not a story about reckless doctors or careless parents. It is not an argument against psychiatric medication. I prescribe medications to children and adolescents regularly, and I have seen them reduce suffering and save lives. The real problem lies elsewhere:
Mental health
Law
fromBoston.com
3 months ago

Lindsay Clancy's husband sues mental health providers, accuses them of overmedicating Duxbury mother prior to killings

A wrongful-death lawsuit alleges overmedication and inadequate monitoring of Lindsay Clancy worsened her postpartum mental health, leading to the deaths of her three children.
France news
fromThe Local France
5 months ago

France court jails woman for drugging daughter to death

A mother in France received a 30-year prison sentence for overmedicating her two children, resulting in the death of her eldest daughter.
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