The ‘atypical’ dilemma – Skyrocketing numbers of kids are prescribed powerful antipsychotic drugs. Is it safe? Nobody knows.

St. Petersburg Times 
By ROBERT FARLEY
More and more, parents at wit’s end are begging doctors to help them calm their aggressive children or control their kids with ADHD. More and more, doctors are prescribing powerful antipsychotic drugs.
In the past seven years, the number of Florida children prescribed such drugs has increased some 250 percent. Last year, [...]

Risperdal Gave Kids Tooth Decay, Depression and Drowsiness, A New Study Finds

Pharmalot
By Ed Silverman
As drugmakers seek wider approval for their antipsychotics to be prescribed for youngsters, a new study finds some docs prescribed Risperdal for children 15 years old or younger who suffered insomnia or anxiety. Meanwhile, the med caused some kids to experience drowsiness, depression, tooth decay and weight gain. The findings were part of [...]