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Originally Posted by MysticCat
I think these are valid points, and I think they point to bigger problems. And I'll also agree that as a culture we've bought into the promise of pills fixing everything.
But still, I think the conversation needs to be about the problem of overprescribing, not about the terribleness of prescribing at all. Sometimes, it is appropriate.
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Prescribing at all is arguably overprescribing if we are talking about a 4 year old, for example.
Prescribing at all is arguably overprescribing if we are talking about adults and children who may not have the conditions that they have been diagnosed with.