Posted by Optimist on February 28, 2005, at 11:46:34
In reply to Does Ritalin Lead To Depression Later In Life?, posted by Phillipa on February 24, 2005, at 19:52:27
> Another article from Psychology Today, links early childhood use of Ritalin [and like drugs] to adult depression. Do you believe this? It also states that too many kids are Rx'd these drugs which I tend to believe. I believe that positive reenforcement of good behavior works better than yelling, spanking, etc. These children seem, to me, to keep testing and become disruptive. Fondly, Phillipa
"Links" is the operative word. It's only associative, which means they don't know if Ritalin CAUSES depression later in life. It could be that people with ADD are more prone to depression later in life or some other variable that is interacting with the two.
Brian
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