With the growing number of both mental and behavioral problems come fewer drugs that can treat them. Because fewer drugs are manufactured, the rate of ADHD (Attention Deficit Disorder) is getting higher as well.
"We have minimal psychotic drugs in the market today, that is why we are having a hard time treating disorder, especially ADHD, which is the most common behavioral disorder", Dr. Nicole Berg, a psychiatrist said.
Since 1990's until today, the increase for psychotropic drugs, anti-depressant, stimulants, mood stabilizer and anti-anxiety drugs agents have increase for about two to three percent only. The said increased in the rate is not a good progress, considering the lapse in years.
Most of the ADHD drugs are used for age's six to twelve, hence there are limited studies for ADHD drugs for ages twelve and above that the medication development process slow.
However recent studies conducted by journal of Pediatrics says that, improvement for psychotropic drug therapy among children ages from twelve and up is now stabilizing. The data shows that almost 43,000 children are currently undergoing psychotropic treatment, which peaked last 2002 to 2005.
"I'm glad that I can have access to drug the treatment of my son, as I was really worried with the availability of his drugs", Merlyn said, a mother of 14 years old with behavioral disorder.
On the other hand, FDA reminded the public for the safety use of anti-psychotic drugs. They released standards to alert the physicians in prescribing anti-psychotic drugs to their patients. The FDA is determined to impose a safety use of medication, as anti-psychotic drugs are the usual drugs being abused.
In addition, the FDA also recommends that parents should enroll their son or daughter first to behavioral therapy first, before they try taking anti-psychotic medication.
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