tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3125132926699584358.post1240433860689108425..comments2024-03-28T09:59:51.779-05:00Comments on Family Dysfunction and Mental Health Blog: Glorified Dope DealersDavid M. Allen M.D.http://www.blogger.com/profile/06280912088483192599noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3125132926699584358.post-26430116316443929732010-04-11T16:59:49.740-05:002010-04-11T16:59:49.740-05:00Dr. Allen: Maybe the problem is just that the FDA ...Dr. Allen: Maybe the problem is just that the FDA is behind on its indications. One of the original, or at least early, indications for chlorpromazine (thorazine) was (is?) "behavior problems in children."moviedochttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03617061594621924756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3125132926699584358.post-57907463198034136152010-04-08T17:47:57.536-05:002010-04-08T17:47:57.536-05:00The points made in this post are so relevant, so t...The points made in this post are so relevant, so true, and in my experience as a child psychiatrist, so urgently needed. You have summed up a very dangerous predicament in our field. Unfortunately, in private practice child psychiatry, many of the older practitioners have learned most of their clinical knowledge of the use of atypical antipsychotics from representatives of pharma during free lunches. Prescribing antipsychotics to children with ODD has become such the norm, that many child psychiatrists exhibit shock when encountering a voice of dissent. "Glorified Dope Dealers" is immensely relevant and urgent.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com