Peterson, Lindsay, <br/><br/>
Medications Can Fan Children's Emotional Flames. 
Lindsay Peterson. 
 -  Tampa Tribune,  2003. 
 - SIRS Enduring Issues 2004.  Article 27,  Family,  1522-3213; .
<br/><br/> Articles Contained in SIRS Enduring Issues 2004.  Originally Published: Medications Can Fan Children's Emotional Flames, April 8, 2003; pp. n.p.. 
<br/><br/> "For years, parents and mental health experts have debated the use of medications to calm disruptive children. Many say the drugs ease the symptoms of brain dysfunctions such as attention deficit disorder and bipolar disorder. Others, however, say insurance systems that won't pay the cost of proper diagnoses and family counseling force parents to give their children potentially dangerous medications, which they may not need....Psychiatrists are prescribing them to uncounted children in office visits and during Baker Act stays in crisis centers. The drugs, in turn, sometimes cause new problems that lead to more Baker Act commitments." (TAMPA TRIBUNE) This article, part of a series on Florida's Baker Act, describes the nightmare faced by parents trying to secure help for emotionally-disturbed children. 
<br/><br/><label>ISSN: </label>1522-3213; 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Uniform Titles: </label><br/>Baker Act (1971)
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Behavior disorders in children<br/>Child mental health<br/>Child mental health services<br/>Children--Institutional care<br/>Drugs--Prescribing<br/>Drugs--Side effects<br/>Emotional problems of children<br/>Insurance--Mental health<br/>Psychiatric hospital care<br/>Psychotropic drugs
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>AC1.S5 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>050