Assignment 3: Persuasive Paper
Assignment 3: Persuasive Paper Part 1: A Problem Exists
Chante Procell
Professor Robyn Eakloff
English 215: Research and Writing
May 10, 2015
Section One: Title and Interesting Opening
Changing Regulations For Mental Health Drugs For Minors Changes need to be made to regulations for mental health drugs for minors. Parents need to get a second and third opinion before putting their children on mental illness drugs. There are safe, alternative methods of treatment for children and teens suffering with behavioral problems and mental disorders. This is an ongoing topic of serious debate due to antipsychotic drugs becoming part of a trend in child psychiatry. In the U.S. alone, 8.4 million children in the United States have been diagnosed with ADHD(attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder), and more than half of them take prescription drugs.
There are no medical tests that prove ADHD or any other mental disorder for …show more content…
Off-label drugs should be banned. Only FDA approved drugs will be issued to children age 6 and up. Regulations for mandatory psychotherapy for children with a mental disorder. Drugs should be prescribed only for severe cases. State Medical boards should monitor the prescribing practices of its physicians rather than waiting for a complaint or bad outcome. A new law should be passed that requires all pharmaceutical drug trials, both negative and positives be published for doctors and patients to review
References
American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, Workforced Issues, January 2012. URL 11 http://www.aacap.org/aacap/Resources_for_Primary_Care/Workforce_Issues.aspx United States v
D 'AGOSTINO, R. (2014, May 27). The Drugging of the American Boy. Retrieved May 6, 2015, from
Chante Procell
Professor Robyn Eakloff
English 215: Research and Writing
May 10, 2015
Section One: Title and Interesting Opening
Changing Regulations For Mental Health Drugs For Minors Changes need to be made to regulations for mental health drugs for minors. Parents need to get a second and third opinion before putting their children on mental illness drugs. There are safe, alternative methods of treatment for children and teens suffering with behavioral problems and mental disorders. This is an ongoing topic of serious debate due to antipsychotic drugs becoming part of a trend in child psychiatry. In the U.S. alone, 8.4 million children in the United States have been diagnosed with ADHD(attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder), and more than half of them take prescription drugs.
There are no medical tests that prove ADHD or any other mental disorder for …show more content…
Off-label drugs should be banned. Only FDA approved drugs will be issued to children age 6 and up. Regulations for mandatory psychotherapy for children with a mental disorder. Drugs should be prescribed only for severe cases. State Medical boards should monitor the prescribing practices of its physicians rather than waiting for a complaint or bad outcome. A new law should be passed that requires all pharmaceutical drug trials, both negative and positives be published for doctors and patients to review
References
American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, Workforced Issues, January 2012. URL 11 http://www.aacap.org/aacap/Resources_for_Primary_Care/Workforce_Issues.aspx United States v
D 'AGOSTINO, R. (2014, May 27). The Drugging of the American Boy. Retrieved May 6, 2015, from