Most of the information in this article has been know for many years but it is wonderful to see main stream media taking some responsibility for reporting it.
Anti-depressants can raise the risk of suicide
When my kids were growing up I wanted them to make decisions for themselves. I was well aware that I could not always be there for them and at some point in life they would move out and be on their own. At that point they would not have one of their parents telling them if they were doing something right or wrong or correcting them etc. They had to learn judgement and to make their own mistakes. As parents we helped them but we also wanted them to be ‘self’ determined.
Teen screening is a marketing campaign by the pharmaceutical industry. Being a teenager is about learning and there can be some stress involved. The stress of exams and peer pressure. Learning that all relationships do not always work out. The mind is an amazing thing and can work out pretty much any problem or situation if applied. Taking a drug because one is depressed or not feeling perfect is only going to dull the mind and make it less effective.
Here is a website with more information on Teen Screening:
http://teenscreentruth.com/
It has some great information on the subject.
They are your children and you do not have to put them on drugs no matter what the school board or ‘system’ says.
The pharmaceutical industry has never been entirely forthcoming about the side effects of many drugs. The result of this over the last several years is that they have been forced to list many of these on the bottles and their ads on television and radio are now known for their long lists of side effects at the end of each commercial.
There is now a website that has taken responsibility for making sure that this information is known:
http://www.fastcompany.com/1781633/adverseevents-why-big-pharmaceutical-companies-are-scared-of-this-startup?#