sábado, 26 de abril de 2014

Psychotic Nation: Why Big Pharma Targets Lower-Class Children - Top US World News | Susanne Posel Daily Headlines and Research

Psychotic Nation: Why Big Pharma Targets Lower-Class Children - Top US World News | Susanne Posel Daily Headlines and Research



The National Health Interview Survey (NHIS), implemented by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) have released a report
detailing how an estimated 7.5% of US children ages 6 to 17 are
currently prescribed psychotropic mood stabilizers for alleged emotional
or behavioral problems.


This translates to 1 in 13 school-aged children in the US are taking
at least one major pharmaceutical on the basis that their behavior is
not appropriate and necessities medical attention.


Data concerning 2011 and 2012 from 17,000 children was provided to the NHIS for this study.


It was shown in the study that white, non-Hispanic; males were most
likely to have a diagnosis of a behavioral disorder, while 4.0% of older
female children were being prescribed psychotropic drugs.


Those children on Medicaid or CHIP coverage were 9.9% more likely to
have prescribed medications than those who came from families that could
afford private health insurance.

 

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