From The Sydney Morning Herald: New data from Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme shows that a total of 16,570 Australian toddlers, children, and teens under 17 were prescribed antipsychotics in 2015. The new data builds on mounting evidence of the overprescription of psychiatric drugs to children.
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