Nurses for Human Rights

Major concerns on the practice of giving anti-depressant drugs to infants and children under age 8 in New Zealand. This report identifies the concern of practitioners that this practice is a bit shady. In the US, the FDA has not approved their use on young kids, yet, psychiatrists and pediatricians continue to push these on our youngest population. This is a human rights concern BECAUSE there is no long-term effect study available on the effects on the nervous systems of growing children and at this time there ARE known, negative side-effects of these SSRIs on nervous systems in both teenagers and adults. This is experimentation and violates basic Human Rights. There are NO safe psychiatric medications for children. Read this article and give me your opinion.

http://www.pharmalot.com/2007/09/babies-given-antidepressants-in-new-zealand/

Sign this petition to stop this abuse:

http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/NrseCall2Arms/

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