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Kids On Meds Research Paper

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Kids on Meds The use of anti-depressants in children and teenagers is controversial at best. On the one hand there are studies conducted by neuroscientist which seem to prove that the use of these medication at a young age could possibly alter the brain's wiring permanently, thus altering its normal development. On the other hand, some psychiatrists claim that the benefits of using the medications far outweigh the risks of not treating the depressive episodes in children, due to the fact that each subsequent episode is usually worse than the previous. Who is right and who is wrong in this debate? Have the loss of countless young lives been necessary in search of a solution? Let's take a look at the evidence we have thus far. Proponents of
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