In the United States we do, or do not overmedicate mental patients?
Date Submitted: 09/10/2006 00:31:45
Category: / Social Sciences / Psychology
Length: 4 pages (1227 words)
Category: / Social Sciences / Psychology
Length: 4 pages (1227 words)
Part I: Presentation and Development of the Controversial Issue
Medication has been one of the greatest tools for the health care and psychological field to help treat mental patients with their psychological abnormalities. However, over the past decade, mental health professionals and researchers have seen an increase in the number of prescriptions given to patients in the United States, especially to children. With that in mind, do we or don't we overmedicate mental patients in …
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In the United States we do, or do not overmedicate mental patients?
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