Comments on: US Kids Use Antipsychotics More Than In The UK http://www.pharmalot.com/2008/05/us-kids-use-antipsychotics-more-than-in-uk/ News, Comment and Conversation Sun, 20 Jul 2008 06:18:09 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Paul http://www.pharmalot.com/2008/05/us-kids-use-antipsychotics-more-than-in-uk/#comment-351859 Paul Wed, 07 May 2008 15:19:17 +0000 http://www.pharmalot.com/?p=13492#comment-351859 The comment about Bush is naive and misleading. Bush did not "oversee" any more than any other Governor could. TMAP was developed by many of the leading academic psychiatrists in the state. One may like TMAP or not. It is intended as a guideline and offers full-disclosure of what is known about the meds and what is not known. If Pennsylvania implemented it in a heavy-handed way then shame on them. It is JUST a guideline. (BTW - I had nothing to do with developing TMAP). We do not have perfect knowledge about antipsychotics in children or adults. Then so much better that we have efforts like TMAP to help treating physicians to synthesize what we know and make informed decisions. The comment about Bush is naive and misleading. Bush did not “oversee” any more than any other Governor could. TMAP was developed by many of the leading academic psychiatrists in the state. One may like TMAP or not. It is intended as a guideline and offers full-disclosure of what is known about the meds and what is not known. If Pennsylvania implemented it in a heavy-handed way then shame on them. It is JUST a guideline. (BTW - I had nothing to do with developing TMAP). We do not have perfect knowledge about antipsychotics in children or adults. Then so much better that we have efforts like TMAP to help treating physicians to synthesize what we know and make informed decisions.

]]> By: Doug Bremner http://www.pharmalot.com/2008/05/us-kids-use-antipsychotics-more-than-in-uk/#comment-349908 Doug Bremner Wed, 07 May 2008 01:01:56 +0000 http://www.pharmalot.com/?p=13492#comment-349908 When Bush was governor of Texas he oversaw the development of the Texas Medication Algorithm Project (TMAP). This program involved screening of kids for mental disorders and application of "appropriate treatments" (i.e. medications). This program was exported to other states. In Indiana (?) there was mandatory screening and parents had to opt out. In Pennsylvania a psychiatrist complained of over treatment with antipsychotics as a result of TMAP related efforts. http://bmj.bmjjournals.com/cgi/content/full/331/7517/592-a/DC1 He was later fired. When Bush was governor of Texas he oversaw the development of the Texas Medication Algorithm Project (TMAP). This program involved screening of kids for mental disorders and application of “appropriate treatments” (i.e. medications). This program was exported to other states. In Indiana (?) there was mandatory screening and parents had to opt out. In Pennsylvania a psychiatrist complained of over treatment with antipsychotics as a result of TMAP related efforts.

http://bmj.bmjjournals.com/cgi/content/full/331/7517/592-a/DC1

He was later fired.

]]> By: truthman30 http://www.pharmalot.com/2008/05/us-kids-use-antipsychotics-more-than-in-uk/#comment-349792 truthman30 Wed, 07 May 2008 00:14:02 +0000 http://www.pharmalot.com/?p=13492#comment-349792 So are there suddenly hundreds of thousands of "psychotic kids" about? .. Or has the pharma-psychiatric drug cartel decided to market "psychosis" because "depression" and "anxiety" has been expolited to death?... So are there suddenly hundreds of thousands of “psychotic kids” about? ..

Or has the pharma-psychiatric drug cartel decided to market “psychosis” because “depression” and “anxiety” has been expolited to death?…

]]> By: Dan http://www.pharmalot.com/2008/05/us-kids-use-antipsychotics-more-than-in-uk/#comment-348978 Dan Tue, 06 May 2008 18:55:32 +0000 http://www.pharmalot.com/?p=13492#comment-348978 Here is a correlation for you: Our country has other take the most psychotropics. Psychiatrists, as a specialty, take the most money from the pharma industry. Hmmmmmmm......... Here is a correlation for you:

Our country has other take the most psychotropics.

Psychiatrists, as a specialty, take the most money from the pharma industry.

Hmmmmmmm………

]]> By: University Update - Vanderbilt University - US Kids Use Antipsychotics More Than In UK http://www.pharmalot.com/2008/05/us-kids-use-antipsychotics-more-than-in-uk/#comment-348582 University Update - Vanderbilt University - US Kids Use Antipsychotics More Than In UK Tue, 06 May 2008 16:46:06 +0000 http://www.pharmalot.com/?p=13492#comment-348582 [...] of Tennessee US Kids Use Antipsychotics More Than In UK » This Summary is from an article posted at Pharmalot » News, Comment and Conversation on Tuesday, [...] [...] of Tennessee US Kids Use Antipsychotics More Than In UK » This Summary is from an article posted at Pharmalot » News, Comment and Conversation on Tuesday, [...]

]]> By: Doug Bremner http://www.pharmalot.com/2008/05/us-kids-use-antipsychotics-more-than-in-uk/#comment-348135 Doug Bremner Tue, 06 May 2008 14:36:38 +0000 http://www.pharmalot.com/?p=13492#comment-348135 And most of this use is not of FDA approved drugs (haloperidol, pimozide) for approved conditions (schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, Tourette's), but of unapproved off label usage of atypical antipsychotics for unapproved conditions (conduct disorder, ADHD, affective disorders). And most of this use is not of FDA approved drugs (haloperidol, pimozide) for approved conditions (schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, Tourette’s), but of unapproved off label usage of atypical antipsychotics for unapproved conditions (conduct disorder, ADHD, affective disorders).

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