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Canadian papers say that parents reacted fearfully to warnings about overmedicating children for psychological problems and proceed to try and scare parents into putting their kids back on antidepressants with news that there was a 25% rise in teen suicide in Manitoba.

While the article both admits the study is very small in scope and that suicide is rare so it's hard to get the sample numbers they need, additionally say that parents should never panic and take kids off meds. I suppose it's ok to panic and put them *on* meds though... :-5

http://www.thestar.com/living/article/412587

http://www.canada.com/ottawacitizen/new ... 455b7091fa

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/ ... ealth/home

http://www.upi.com/NewsTrack/Health/200 ... ning/5174/

http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/s ... hub=Health

Don't you just love the drug companies, they don't have a conscious at all it is just about MONEY. :-5:mad:

[QUOTE]Canadian papers say that parents reacted fearfully to warnings about overmedicating children for psychological problems and proceed to try and scare parents into putting their kids back on antidepressants with news that there was a 25% rise in teen suicide in Manitoba.[/QUOTE]