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...Medicating Young Minds Thank you for your article on the issues surrounding psychotropic medication, mental health and children [Dec. 8]. My personal experience as a counselor dealing with managed-care providers is that they want a quick fix at the least expense to them. Too many clients go without the services and medications they need because of the often strict and unreasonable guidelines that managed care applies to mental-health services. Consumers have no idea what they're up against. Amy Keifer, L.P.C. Oklahoma City...
...change does not fix what some students see as the biggest problem with source books—price...
...Medication is dispensed far too easily these days. In the case of mild disorders, cognitive or behavioral therapy is the appropriate treatment. People need to stop depending on medications to fix all their problems. It is scary to consider the effects that drugs are having on kids and their developing brains. I wish doctors would consider the factors that were raised in your article before they whip out their prescription pads. Kelly Ross Alma...
...What effect does the lack of parental guidance have on children with these behavioral problems? Adults think of their own happiness at the expense of their children's and then want an easy medication to fix any problems. Let's give kids what they need and want-our time! Mike Enneking Columbus...
...another approach out there, but right now my son and the effects of his illness on the entire family have so sapped my energy, emotion and time that I am unable to pursue alternatives. Families like mine need understanding, not judgment. I am not looking for a quick fix. There is no easy one when raising a child with a severe illness. Jane M. Smith Arlington...