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Thousands of Toddlers Are Medicated for A.D.H.D., Report Finds, Raising Worries
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<blockquote data-quote="runawaybunny" data-source="post: 626817" data-attributes="member: 1"><p><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/17/us/among-experts-scrutiny-of-attention-disorder-diagnoses-in-2-and-3-year-olds.html" target="_blank"><strong>Thousands of Toddlers Are Medicated for A.D.H.D., Report Finds, Raising Worries - New York Times</strong></a></p><p></p><p>More than 10,000 American toddlers 2 or 3 years old are being medicated for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder outside established pediatric guidelines, according to data presented on Friday by an official at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.</p><p></p><p>The report, which found that toddlers covered by Medicaid are particularly prone to be put on medication such as Ritalin</p><p></p><p>and Adderall, is among the first efforts to gauge the diagnosis of A.D.H.D. in children below age 4. Doctors at the Georgia Mental Health Forum at the Carter Center in Atlanta, where the data was presented, as well as several outside experts strongly criticized the use of medication in so many children that young.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="runawaybunny, post: 626817, member: 1"] [URL='http://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/17/us/among-experts-scrutiny-of-attention-disorder-diagnoses-in-2-and-3-year-olds.html'][B]Thousands of Toddlers Are Medicated for A.D.H.D., Report Finds, Raising Worries - New York Times[/B][/URL] More than 10,000 American toddlers 2 or 3 years old are being medicated for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder outside established pediatric guidelines, according to data presented on Friday by an official at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The report, which found that toddlers covered by Medicaid are particularly prone to be put on medication such as Ritalin and Adderall, is among the first efforts to gauge the diagnosis of A.D.H.D. in children below age 4. Doctors at the Georgia Mental Health Forum at the Carter Center in Atlanta, where the data was presented, as well as several outside experts strongly criticized the use of medication in so many children that young. [/QUOTE]
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