Popular press coverage has once again raised concern about the use of psychiatric medications to treat emotional and behavioral problems in children. A recent study has linked the use of stimulant medication (such as Ritalin) with 10 deaths in a sample of 564 children and adolescents who died suddenly for unexplained reasons. It's important to note that the study was unable to demonstrate that stimulant medication was the cause of the deaths. For an explanation of the study see Questions Raised About Stimulants and Sudden Death from the National Institute of Mental Health.
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