Despite the 5 Billion dollar marketing campaign by Big Pharma, the science underlying the widespread and long term use of psychotropic medication is woefully inadequate. These medications are expensive, have sometimes very serious side effects, may create the very problems they purport to cure, and their long term safety has not really been established. Are they useful for some patients in some circumstances? Yes. Are they useful for most patients in most circumstances? No. Should they be used as a first line and exclusive treatment for the complicated life circumstances that lead to emotional and behavioral disorders? Never.
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