Prescriptions for Ritalin and other ADHD drugs double in a decade
by Daniel Boffey Policy editor from on (#HG9F)
Specialists fear cuts to mental health services have led to children being inappropriately prescribed drugs
Nearly a million prescriptions for Ritalin and related drugs for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) were dispensed last year - more than double the number of a decade ago.
The figures have prompted a damning indictment of the system from experts who claim that the running down of mental health services has led to children being misdiagnosed and inappropriately prescribed drugs.
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