Antipsychotic drug use spiralling in kids, research says
Thursday, July 2, 2009 - 13:42
in Health & Medicine
Medical research out of the University of British Columbia suggests the number of children taking medications known as atypical antipsychotics has increased tenfold over the past decade, CBC News has learned.
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