Kids caught in the psychiatric maelstrom : how pathological labels and "therapeutic" drugs hurt children and families PDF
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KIDS CAUGHT IN THE PSYCHIATRIC MAELSTROM This page intentionally left blank KIDS CAUGHT IN THE PSYCHIATRIC MAELSTROM How Pathological Labels and ‘‘Therapeutic’’ Drugs Hurt Children and Families Elizabeth E. Root Foreword by Robert Whitaker P RAEGER AnImprintofABC-CLIO,LLC Copyright2009byElizabethE.Root Allrightsreserved.Nopartofthispublicationmaybereproduced, storedinaretrievalsystem,ortransmitted,inanyformorbyany means,electronic,mechanical,photocopying,recording,orotherwise, exceptfortheinclusionofbriefquotationsinareview,withoutprior permissioninwritingfromthepublisher. LibraryofCongressCataloging-in-PublicationData Root,ElizabethE. Kidscaughtinthepsychiatricmaelstrom:howpathologicallabelsand ‘‘therapeutic’’drugshurtchildrenandfamilies/ElizabethE.Root;forewordby RobertWhitaker. p.cm. Includesbibliographicalreferencesandindex. ISBN978-0-313-38122-5(hardcopy:alk.paper)—ISBN978-0-313-38123-2(ebook) 1.Pediatricpsychopharmacology.2.Childpsychiatry.3.Medical misconceptions.4.Attention-deficithyperactivitydisorder.5.Manic-depressive illnessinchildren.6.Psychotropicdrugsindustry.I.Title. RJ504.7.R66 2009 618.92’89—dc22 2009028032 13 12 11 10 09 1 2 3 4 5 ThisbookisalsoavailableontheWorldWideWebasaneBook. Visitwww.abc-clio.comfordetails. ABC-CLIO,LLC 130CremonaDrive,P.O.Box1911 SantaBarbara,California93116–1911 Thisbookisprintedonacid-freepaper ManufacturedintheUnitedStatesofAmerica Allclientsarecompositecharactersdrawnfromclinicalexperience.Namesanddetailshavebeen changedtoprotectconfidentiality. Toallthechildrenwhopassedthroughmydoor ****** InhonorofJimandBarbarawhomadesomanythingspossible. InlovingmemoryofLindaUrbanSears This page intentionally left blank Asaspecies,wehaveevolvedculturallyinlargepartbecauseofourplay- fulness,andallthatitproducesinthewayofintelligenceandcreativity. —JamesGarbarino RaisingChildreninaSociallyToxicEnvironment This page intentionally left blank Contents ForewordbyRobertWhitaker xi Preface xiii Acknowledgments xv 1. TowardaGreaterUnderstanding:TheBasics 1 2. ADHDandtheMissingHolyGrail 11 3. TheBipolarMyth 31 4. PediatricPsychopharmacologyandthePsychopharmaceutical Complex 49 PsychostimulantMedications 59 AntidepressantMedications 72 AntipsychoticMedications 82 5. ScreeningChildrenforMentalIllnessandtheNewFreedom Initiative:FreedomorCoercion? 95 6. LessonsfromOurPast 125 7. Non-DrugAlternativeSolutions 133 8. OtherVoicesExplainRisingRatesofChildhoodDistress 153
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