Psychotropia, Esotropia, and the Medical Model.
- Resource Type
- Editorial
- Authors
- Pirotte, Patrick
- Source
- Optometry & Vision Development. 2012, Vol. 43 Issue 3, p106-108. 3p.
- Subject
- *OPHTHALMOLOGISTS
*OPTOMETRISTS
*JUVENILE diseases
- Language
- ISSN
- 1557-4113
The author emphasizes the necessity of reviewing the practice of ophthalmologists and optometrists of using stimulants in children with undiagnosed vision disorders. He made this suggestion based on the book "Epidemic: Magic Bullets, Psychiatric Drugs, and the Astonishing Rise of Mental Illness in America," by Robert Whitaker. He cites cases in which children on stimulants for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) will proceed to bipolar disorder by adulthood.