Topic of Controversy in Medicine
Welcome back to my blog! Today's blog is about a hot topic related to my field of study. Medicine is, as we know, constantly evolving with new scientific finds and evolved courses of treatment for patients. As much as this improvement is beneficial for patients, it can also be dangerous for them. In fact, doctors and psychiatrists are becoming so eager to come up with a diagnosis that they sometimes forget their patient's best interest. This problem has been a topic of controversy in medicine for a few years now. In the article linked to this blog, the main concern is about antipsychotic medication in children. This article provides studies explaining how the younger population who is given a higher dose of antipsychotic, for example, have a higher risk of unexpected or metabolic and cardiovascular-related deaths than the control group. According to various doctors and psychiatrists, these studies suggest other alternative of treatments should be considered before medication. ...
