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- One story 60 minutes might want to look into is pharmaceutical companies and how they support certain doctors for certain studies. It is very much to the benefit of a pharmaceutical company for an MD to have an extremely broad view of what characteristics make up a particular mental illness. The broader the definition the more people you will find with the illness--the more people who can be prescribed a drug as long as there is ''clinical evidence'' to support the diagnosis. Bipolar disorder isn''t on the rise and neither are we finding more cases because ''we now know what to look for''. The only reason there are so many new diagnosis of bipolar disorder (especially in young children recieving state medical insurance) is becuase pharmeceutical companies need to continue to make money and need access to more potential customers. I know this is over simplified and horribly cyncial, but it is really what is going on. In addition it is much more difficult to accept that some families are really in need of more intensive services than monthly visits to a psychiatrist.
--PS I would guess that over half of the commerical sponsors for 60-minutes are pharmeceutical companies. - Reply to this comment
- Part 2
This mother just sounds like she didn''t know how to deal with children and the amount of energy (not to mention that they have their own little minds and may not always see eye to eye with you, even at 2, but that''s the job of a parent, not a drug to teach them to get along, compromise, etc with people)they have. What I don''t understand is how she managed the other two she had....oh wait, all three were drugged for the same thing. Nevermind. - Reply to this comment
- i know this is not the answer for every child, but for many cases that are not too extreme, parents should try homeopathy. it worked very well with my child, and it was inexpensive, fast and had no , repeat NO side effects. at this point , anyone who is interested can simply type "homeopathy" and their child''s disorder into a search engine to learn more, but of course you must find a qualified doctor to actually treat a child homeopathically... it is worth a try consdiering the huge downside of pharmacutical drugs.
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When I first saw the story teaser my first reaction was how could they arrest her?? But I have to admit after hearing it, I''m not really shocked anymore. Though I would not take my child to a psychiatrist, I understand that there are children who need it. In this case, from the notes taken and the words of the mother, I think she a completely normal child and the doctor was just medicating the child for the mother''s sake. Does anyone else see this as being the case? For example, the mother complained that her daughter was hyper - mine are too if when we spend a lot of time inside, she just had a nap, just woke up or anyone gives her soda, pop, or something else with large amounts of sugar. How do I control this? Not by drugging her, but loving that she has SO much energy and taking her outside to "run" it off, lol. My son is the same way, and with gym class reduced in his school to one day a week, I am not at all schocked that he just wants to be all over the place. Again, we go outside and they get to run, play, etc and we get in they feel much better and can relax. - Reply to this comment
- WAY TO GO KATIE, THIS HAS ALWAYS BEEN A PROBLEN WITH YOUNG CHILDREN, I''AM A FOSTER PARENT, I''VE HAD 9 FOSTER TEENAGE BOYS, ALL BUT ONE HAS BEEN ON SOME KIND OF MEDICATION,SO SAD, SO SAD, I ADMIT THERE ARE SOME CHILDREN THAT DO NEED SOME MEDS, TO FOCUS LIKE IN THEIR SCHOOL WORK.I AHD ONE 16YR OLD THAT WAS ON 5 DIFFERENT KINDS OF MED (2)IN WHICH WAS FOR BIPOLAR DISORDER, HE HAD BEEN ON THEASE SAME MEDS SAME DOSAGE SINCE HE WAS ABOUT 11 OR 12, LONG BEFORE HE EVER CAME TO LIVE WITH ME, KATIE, PLEASE DON''T LET THIS GO, THEASE CHILDREN NEED A VOICE LIKE YOU, AND CBS TO SPEAK FOR THEM, THIS HAS BEEN QUIET FOR TOO LONG.
REGARDS, MRS.E - Reply to this comment
- It just goes to show that the medical industry is in it for the money, only. You can see it in the adverts for anything... cures this but...side effects include............................................................................................................................................etc.
We''ve become a country of lab rats.
But at least we have the decency to not harm a fetus for its stem cells.
I laugh at the world.
Seriously,
Gus - Reply to this comment
- Do you think Myers Anderson (Clarence Thomas'' Grandfather) worried about whether Clarence Thomas was bi-polar or manic depressive?
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- How much was Biederman paid by the pharmaceutical companies to push their pills?
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- It is apparent a lot of people have never dealt with a child that has gone in to rages that are so extreme the child at the age of 5 can break the fingers of an adult school teacher (which my grandson did). You are looked at as though you don''t know how to take care of your child and you can''t make your child behave. Many people think that all a kid needs is a good old fashioned whipping.
This woman should not be in jail and certainly should not be charged with murder. If you have never walked in the shoes don''t be so quick to judge. Trust me, we have looked for years for some other treatment than the psychiatric drugs he is prescribed. We have frequent visits with his medical doctor as well as his psychiatrist. His blood is monitored for levels of the drugs in his system. We have had EKG''s, EEG''s, MRI''s, CAT Scans and many other medical testing done to look for other possible reasons for his mental illness. We find no answers. If you have an answer please let the world know. We are looking for one, my grandson started medications at the age of 4 and he is 10 years old now. Where is the answer? - Reply to this comment
- bipolardad: Thank you for your response. I admit I know very little about children who are diagnosed as bipolar. I will be watching 60 minutes tonight to learn more about it. I wish you and your family well.
I do however think that too many children are given pills such as Ritalin and Adderall. I am also amazed at the number of women in their 40''s and 50''s who are on anti-anxiety and/or meds for depression. I would have to estimate it at about 70% in my community. I know there are people out there that do need medications for depression but I find it hard to believe 70% of woman in this age group suffer from depression requiring medication. This has become a pill popping/gotta feel good society. - Reply to this comment
