Beyond Medications: Psychosocial Methods for Helping Challenging Kids
The Carlat Child Psychiatry Report, Volume 6, Number 6&7, September 2015
https://www.thecarlatreport.com/newsletter-issue/ccprv6n6-7/
Issue Links: Learning Objectives | Editorial Information
Topics: Child Psychiatry | Psychopharmacology Tips | Psychotherapy
George H. Stewart, MD
Foster children tend to be over-medicated. Surveys show that foster youth receive 5 times the number of psychotropic medications, frequently three or four simultaneously, as privately insured children. What else, beside medications, can we offer foster children who are often struggling with psychiatric issues and difficult and unfamiliar family environments?
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George H. Stewart, MD
A child and adolescent psychiatrist working in Berkeley, California
Dr. Stewart has disclosed that he has no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.