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The Scientific Corruption That Put Millions of Children on Antidepressants

    Robert Whitaker

    For more information, including links to the scientific evidence base for the statements in this video, as well as further resources: http://medicatingnormal.com/ Robert Whitaker on Wikipedia: https://bit.ly/33tgN4n Robert Whitaker’s books provide much more detail about this subject, including citations to the scientific research. His book “Anatomy of an Epidemic: Magic Bullets, Psychiatric Drugs, and the Astonishing Rise of Mental Illness in America” is available here: https://amzn.to/2OO45tI A scientific publication about the study mentioned here. The authors found that 11% of the children on antidepressants experienced suicidal events (ideation or attempt). Only 2.7% of the children on placebo had a suicidal attempt: http://www.psychrights.org/Research/D… A scientific study in The Lancet concluding that antidepressants are unsafe and ineffective for children: https://www.healio.com/psychiatry/dep… Scientific American article, “Hidden Side Effects: Medical Studies Often Leave Out Adverse Outcomes”: https://bit.ly/2iv7wlg Article: “The Real Suicide Data from the TADS Study Comes to Light”: http://bit.ly/2PLHvRB FDA black box suicide warning for Paxil (paroxetine): https://bit.ly/2DYIlFu FDA black box suicide warning for Prozac (fluoxetine): https://bit.ly/2YPMzu1 Examples of SSRIs (a common type of antidepressant) include: sertraline (Zoloft), fluoxetine (Prozac, Sarafem), citalopram (Celexa), escitalopram (Lexapro), paroxetine (Paxil, Pexeva, Brisdelle), and fluvoxamine (Luvox). Medicating Normal on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pg/medicatin… Medicating Normal on Twitter: https://twitter.com/medicatingnorm1?l… Donate: https://medicatingnormal.com/donate/ Note: This video does not constitute medical advice. Stopping psychiatric drugs, especially abruptly, can be dangerous, as withdrawal effects may be severe, disabling or even life-threatening. Music: http://www.bensound.com/royalty-free-… Video edited by Daniel Mackler