Effects of ADHD Medications on the Brain

A common and legitimate concern that is often voiced by parents when considering medication treatment for their child’s ADHD symptoms relates to the effects of these agents on the developing brain.  Raising some alarm have been findings from some animal studies that have suggested detrimental long-term changes; however, these studies often use very high doses […]

Are Doctors Following Best Practice When Prescribing Antipsychotic Meds to Kids?

(NOTE: the following is reprinted with permission from an article published in The Conversation on March 18, 2015) There’s been a lot of attention in the media about the number of children taking antipsychotic and other psychiatric medications. The assumption behind most of these stories is that these drugs are being overprescribed, and given to […]

New Website for Vermont Family Based Approach

Want more Vermont Family Based Approach?  If you do, a new blog and website has been created that will contain additional news and information.  You can also follow them at Twitter at @theVFBA.  One of the first posts is a link to an incredible video that describes the VFBA by child psychiatry fellow Sean Ackerman, […]