Wednesday, October 15, 2008

Off-label use of meds in children

Courtesy of Slate:

http://www.slate.com/id/2202338/

Quotable quote from Slate: "Insurance companies prefer using medication to treat these [psychiatric] problems because it is less labor-intensive and, therefore, less expensive than psychotherapy. Anyway, they are inclined to be suspicious of treatments based on talking and thinking."

The paper can be found here.

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