Title:
The medicated child / a Frontline co-production with RainMedia, Inc.
ISBN:
9780793694273
Publication Information:
[United States] : Distributed by PBS Home Video, [2008]
©2008
Physical Description:
1 videodisc (approximately 60 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
General Note:
Title from container.
Region 1, widescreen format; stereo.
Originally broadcast as a segment of the television program Frontline on January 8, 2008.
Special feature: Discussion guide.
DVD format.
Contents:
1. What is going on? -- 2. DJ's story -- 3. The debate and confusion over diagnosing bipolar -- 4. Jessica's story -- 5. The lack of data: what works? What's safe? -- 6. The medication dilemma -- 7. Solutions to the lack of knowledge -- 8. Updates on the stories.
Summary:
In recent years, there's been a dramatic increase in the number of children being diagnosed with serious psychiatric disorders and prescribed medications that are just beginning to be tested in children. The drugs can cause serious side effects, and virtually nothing is known about their long-term impact. "It's really to some extent an experiment, trying medications in these children of this age, " child psychiatrist Dr. Patrick Bacon tells FRONTLINE. "It's a gamble. And I tell parents there's no way to know what's going to work."
Added Uniform Title:
Language Note:
Closed-captioned.
Production Credits:
Written, produced and directed by Marcela Gaviria ; edited by Daisy Wright ; narrated by Will Lyman.
OCLC Number:
ocn213372606
Availability:
Apple Valley - Galaxie~1
