June 24, 2020
Medications: For Better or Worse? featuring Timothy Wilens, MD – Shrinking It Down
Tune in wherever you get your podcasts. Just search for “Shrinking It Down.” Many parents of kids struggling with a mental health issue have concerns – even fears – about medication as a part of treatment. Will it help? Will it hurt? What are the side effects? Today, Dr. Tim Wilens, chief of the Division of […]
September 23, 2013
Is It Safe to Use Stimulants to Treat ADHD?
It’s not unusual for parents to bring their kid with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) to a child psychiatrist and say, “We really want you to help, but do not want any medications.” Why would anyone say this? How often do we go to doctors and say, “Take care of me, doc, but I don’t […]