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I worked in children's mental health for quite a few years and was privy to the ways and means that psychatropes are prescribed and administered.

We would get intakes who at the age of ten could dry swallow a handful of pills. Gradually tapering the dose until they were "clean" would then reveal the personality of the child. Fascinating stuff. I can assure you that despite the fact that the organization I work for was decent, the practices were not. Children were essentially guinea pigs. Throw some meds at them and see what sticks.

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