Reply #27: Exactly [View All]

[pinboy3niner]

I've seen medication work WONDERS for a kid whose behavior was so extreme, his parents AND teachers were at the end of their rope. After years of going with a general, catch-all (and meaningless) diagnosis of "emotionally disturbed," finally a comprehensive evaluation led to a diagnosis of Bipolar Disorder, and medication (a single medication, not a cocktail) was prescribed, with dramatic results.

Improperly medicating, over-medicating are problems, but they shouldn't detract from the value of medication when properly prescribed and based on actual evaluation and testing.