Medicated Child Response After watching the vast majority of the documentary The Medicated Child, I am torn on the subject of medicated children. I think that pediatricians need to either have more training on mental health in regards to children or should be mandated to automatically refer potential mental health cases to psychiatrists. The video had stated the main individuals diagnosing these children are pediatricians and as a result, children are either misdiagnosed or heavily medicated. Both outcomes are unacceptable in my opinion. With that said, I do not think it is okay to medicate children for mental health reason under most circumstances. The ages of 6-11 are crucial for the developing brain. If antipsychotic medication is introduced,
