Which Way, L.A.?
Kids on Drugs
Prozac and other drugs have changed the way doctors are treating depression. Are they safe for children? Advertising restrictions have loosened up; more and more kids are on anti-depressants. The President wants special rules for young people.
By Warren Olney • • 1 min readLaurel Eu: Public Affairs specialist, Food and Drug Administration. Dr. Gary Tollesson: Vice President of Lilly Research Labs, Eli Lilly and Company. Former chair of the Department of Psychaiatry, St. Paul-Ramsey Medical Center in St. Paul, Minnesota. Holds an MD, and a Ph.D in psychopharmacology. Arianna Huffington: Syndicated columnist and author, lecturer, and broadcaster. Chair, Center for Effective Compassion and Progress and Freedom Foundation in Washington, D.C. Dr. Harold Koplewicz: Director, Child Study Center and Division of Child and Adolescent Psychaiatry, NYU School of Medicine. Professor of Clinical Psychiatry, New York University School of Medicine. Author, "It's Nobody's Fault, New Hope and Help for Difficult Children and their Parents." Dr. Roger Greenberg: Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science, SUNY (State University of New York) Syracuse. Clincal psychologist. Author of new book From Placebo to Panacea, Putting Psychiatric Drugs to the Test.Mike Faenza: President National Mental Health Association. Dr. Jerry Vaccaro: Director, Pacific Care Behavioral Health. Associate professor of clinical psychiatry, UCLA. Kikanza Ramsey: Organizer, Bus Riders Union. Mr. Joseph A. Califano Jr.: President, National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University. Former Secretary, US Dept of Health Education and Welfare.
topic: New MTA bus plan
