The Truth About The Child Who Died from Psychiatric Drugs
Wasn't she too young to be on such powerful drugs? Is this proof that these drugs are being overprescribed and are too dangerous for kids? Were the parents just drugging a kid who was a normal toddler and challenging them in normal ways? The story, with its quotes from experts about the dangers of medicating children, seemed to imply all this was the case and was a cautionary tale for other parents whose kids are on psychiatric medicines.
Well, shame on Mr. Carey for not having done his homework.
The story of this couple turns out to be far more complicated. This was more a tale of a dysfunctional family unraveling. An indepth story that ran in the local paper reveals that the father had been accused of molesting his teenage stepdaughter and was facing charges. The mother was herself bipolar and had obtained an order of protection against her husband, which she then let lapse. The mother also was keeping her daughter from school and from her child's therapy appointments. She'd previously been under investigation by state social services for her treatment of her children.
In other words: The checks and balances that normally are in place when a child is put on medications don't appear to have been functioning here. That seems to have been the big culprit here.
I worry, though, that all of the relevant details will be left out of the news reports and "experts" will start criticizing parents in general for putting their kids on psychiatric drugs. And the many parents whose kids are in real trouble and in real need will not take the steps they need to take for their kids' well-being. And the parents whose kids are on medication will feel guilt-ridden and ashamed.
Stumble It!
posted by pam at 12:43 PM
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