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Florida’s New Guidance On Prescribing Psych Meds for Kids Is a Step in the Right Direction. But We Can’t Stop There.

Florida’s New Guidance On Prescribing Psych Meds for Kids Is a Step in the Right Direction. But We Can’t Stop There.

By Dr. Teralyn Sell, PhD Clinically Reviewed by Dr. Teralyn Sell, PhD Florida has issued new guidance recommending that most children with depression, anxiety, ADHD, and behavioral concerns should not receive psychiatric medication as the first intervention. Instead,...
We’re Still Getting This Wrong: It’s Not Addiction vs Dependence—It’s Mechanism

We’re Still Getting This Wrong: It’s Not Addiction vs Dependence—It’s Mechanism

Medically reviewed by Dr. Teralyn Sell, PhD Let’s be precise. Treatment is not built on whether something is called “addiction” or “dependence.” It is built on what the drug does during withdrawal. Mechanism of action drives risk. Mechanism drives pacing. Mechanism...