Question by .: Why would a drug rehab center put a 16 year old boy on antidepressants and antipsychotics without?
diagnosing him with depression or any mental disorder, such as schizophrenia or bipolar disorder? They are administering these drugs to him for aggressiveness and behavioral problems. Since when have antipsychotics been used in adolescents for aggressive behavior? Is this ethical? Is this the 21st century version of electroshock therapy and lobotomy? Why is a drug rehab facility taking someone off of street drugs and putting him on pharmaceutical drugs?

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Answer by Jay
maybe their trying to ween him off the other drugs.

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Award spurs Carevan rehab plan

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Award spurs Carevan rehab plan Save. Jan. 28, 2013, midnight. CAREVAN underlined its determination to establish a drug and alcohol rehabilitation locally after collecting its latest honour as Albury's Community Group of the Year.
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