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EPISODE · Oct 25, 2022 · 38 MIN

Prescribing a Plethora of Psychiatric Drugs to Teens

from The State of Us · host TrueChat

Prescriptions of antidepressants for teenagers rose 38% from 2015 to 2019 while the average attention span has fallen to merely 8 seconds. Justin and Lance discuss the relationship between parenting, social media, medications, and mental health. tags: tsou, justin weller, lance jackson, mental health, parent, education, medication, medicine, doctor, technology, addiction, pediatrics, children, class, work, attention

Prescriptions of antidepressants for teenagers rose 38% from 2015 to 2019 while the average attention span has fallen to merely 8 seconds. Justin and Lance discuss the relationship between parenting, social media, medications, and mental health. tags: tsou, justin weller, lance jackson, mental health, parent, education, medication, medicine, doctor, technology, addiction, pediatrics, children, class, work, attention

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