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“Dad, Something’s Not Right. I Need Help”: Richard Fee on the Dangers of Adderall

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He started working with me at the shop, and I tried to put him on my insurance. Thats when my agent told me,We cant write your insurance because your son is on Vyvanse. Parents can keep their children on their health insurance until theyre 26, but in life-or-death situations, we should be able to get critical information.

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ADHD Drugs Linked to Cardiovascular Disease

Mad in America

They used the National Inpatient Register for data on diagnoses, the Swedish Prescribed Drug Register for data on prescriptions, the Longitudinal Integrated Database for Health Insurance and Labour Market studies for socioeconomic data, and the Swedish Cause of Death Register for data on participant deaths.

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So-Called Suicide Experts Recommend Antidepressants, Which Increase Suicides

Mad in America

What saved her was that her private insurance ran out. Ugeskr Læger 2007;June 8. [40] They diagnosed psychotic depression and forced her to stay and take a dangerous cocktail of drugs. But her 11-year-old son Oscar knew it was the pills. Begrebet interessekonflikter bør ikke udvandes. Ugeskr Læger 2016;178:1840. [39] 40] Gøtzsche PC.

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The Clinical, Social, and Cultural Harm of an Iatrogenic Psychiatry

Mad in America

This same negative balance sheet of poor outcomes and serious iatrogenic effects is seen for patients diagnosed with psychosis and treated with antipsychotic drugs.

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Dear Mr. Kennedy

ADDitude

44 Behavioral therapy is used by just 44% of pediatric patients, in part because its not always covered by medical insurance and knowledgeable providers are scarce. In addition, neurofeedback is seldom covered by insurance and involves a significant investment of time and money. 2007 Jul;48(7):703-13. 5 when used on their own).