Wednesday, July 20, 2011

Is Childhood a "Brain Disease"?



The link below is to a letter by Dr. Mark Foster, a board certified family physician. Dr. Foster tells the story of a six year old boy he saw in an urgent care facility one weekend when his mom brought him in to get an Adderall XR refill. The story is chilling precisely because it is so ordinary and because it reveals what has now become the standard of care in treating childhhod behavioral concerns. It is frightening.

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