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Medication Overload, Part II: The Explosion of Drugs for Kids

Mad in America

Joseph Aspirin for Children was aggressively marketed to parents, relying heavily on newspaper and magazine ads. Rebecca started seeing a psychiatrist at the age of two and was diagnosed with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder and pediatric bipolar disorder. After its release in 1947, St.

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The Long-Disputed Science of Twin Studies

Mad in America

Segal in the July 26 th , 2024 edition of CounterPunch , a politically progressive/left online magazine. I was surprised to see an article on twin studies by Nancy L. Bouchard, Jr., once concluded , “The similarity we see in personality between biological relatives is almost entirely genetic in origin.” points per year worldwide).