title: Drugged-out toddlers. A new study documents an alarming increase in behavior-altering medication for preschoolers.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Kalb
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D000928:Antidepressive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001289:Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity / Q000188:drug therapy*; D000697:Central Nervous System Stimulants / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003000:Clonidine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008774:Methylphenidate / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians' / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D013565:Sympatholytics / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014481:United States
chemical_list: D000928:Antidepressive Agents; D000697:Central Nervous System Stimulants; D013565:Sympatholytics; D008774:Methylphenidate; D003000:Clonidine