It's a clear case of bad medicine, and it's made even worse by the reality that most of these mental and behavioral problems in children aren't due to "chemical imbalances in the brain" in the first place: they're caused by unhealthy dietary practices and the excessive consumption of refined carbohydrates (like sugary breakfast cereals) and processed, refined foods.
These kids don't need drugs, they need good nutrition. They need proper supplementation of whole food complexes and to avoid refined foods which are being increasingly linked to mental and behavioral disorders such as Attention Deficit Disorder, mood swings, clinical depression and violent behavior.
Not everyone agrees with this position, of course, but new evidence is showing dramatic changes in the moods and behaviors of children who are fed a low-carbohydrate diet and denied access to sugary foods, drinks (soft drinks) and snacks. If we would feed our children right in the first place, we wouldn't need antidepressant drugs, and these kids wouldn't walk into their schools and start killing each other. These kids need nutrition, not drugs.
Federal regulators said for the first time yesterday that clinical
trials of popular antidepressants such as Prozac, Paxil and Zoloft show
a greater risk of suicide among children taking the drugs compared with
those taking dummy pills.
Although only one of these drugs has been approved for the treatment
of children with depression, doctors are prescribing them to hundreds of
thousands of American children every year.
Regulators acknowledged the demands of the grieving families but said
a mistake in either direction in issuing new guidelines could have
terrible consequences: Most doctors believe the drugs, collectively
known as selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, or SSRIs, save the
lives of many depressed children; top researchers have warned of dire
consequences if their use in children is banned.