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by williamcotton 402 days ago
> Surely kids being on a lot of meds is a sign something is off.

Couldn't this just be a sign of overmedication? I can't see a clear cut causal relationship here.

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It could also be a sign of appropriate medication. What if depression is actually just that naturally prevalent, and anti-depressants, despite the tradeoffs, are actually worth it?

I understand the instinct to be concerned about prescribing indefinite, powerful, psychoactive substances to teenagers, but just because it's understandable doesn't mean it's necessarily correct.