More preschoolers are now taking psychiatric drugs

An increasing number of U.S. preschoolers diagnosed with depression & attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, among other conditions, are now being prescribed psychiatric medications. Experts say that such drugs are not yet approved by the Food & Drug Administration for use in children younger than 6. "We have very little research to show how psychiatric medications affect the developing nervous system, for instance," said Dr. Mark Olfson, a psychiatrist at Columbia University. CNN/Parenting.com (9/21)  http://edition.cnn.com/2011/09/21/health/living-well/preschoolers-on-meds/index.html?hpt=he_c1