Sentences with phrase «psychotropic medications given»

If adults simply let them do what they're naturally inclined to do — mess around in the yard, digging, climbing, chasing, jumping — then there would be less need for social skills groups, special breathing techniques, coping strategies, and exercises to «teach» young kids how to focus and sit still, not to mention the countless psychotropic medications given to American kids.

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«Furthermore, given the continued use of psychotropic medications in very young children and concerns regarding their effects on the developing brain, future studies on the long - term effects of psychotropic medication use in this age group are essential.»

However, he says, the kids are often given multiple psychotropic medications, a practice that is not favored because of the multiple side effects they can have.

«Given recent trends indicating reduced use of behavioural health services and increasing use of psychotropic medications, especially for children with disruptive behaviour disorders, we believe these findings have important policy and practice implications.»