Wednesday 22, 2009
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Treating depression and other mental disorders in U.S. children cost $8.9 billion in 2006, making mental illness the most expensive condition to treat in childhood, U.S. government researchers reported on Wednesday.
An estimated 4.6 million children were treated for mental disorders in 2006 at an average cost of $1,931 per child, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality reported.
But more children were treated for asthma than any other disease or injury, the AHRQ found. It said nearly 13 million children were treated for asthma in 2006 at an average cost of $621 for a total of $8 billion.
Fractures, sprains, burns, and other physical injuries from accidents or violence sent 7 million children to doctors or clinics at a cost of $658 per child or $6.1 billion, the survey found.
Here are some key facts to consider:
FACT:
CHILDREN ARE A PRIME TARGET FOR PSYCHIATRISTS TO LABEL WITH A.D.H.D – IN 1987 THE LABELING OF A.D.D AND A.D.H.D WENT INTO FULL SWING AND WITHIN 1 YEAR OVER 500,000 CHILDREN WERE DIAGNOSED WITH A.D.D OR A.D.H.D -BY 1994 THIS HAD ROCKETED TO OVER 4.4 MILLION AND NOW THERE ARE OVER 6 MILLION KIDS DIAGNOSED WITH THIS A.D.H.D SCAM.
FACT:
IN THE LAST 15 YEARS THE WORLDWIDE PRODUCTION OF DRUGS THAT TREAT THE SO-CALLED A.D.H.D HAS GROWN BY 2800% WITH AN EQUIVALENT RISE IN ITS PRESCRIPTION RATES FOR CHILDREN.
FACT:
MORE THAN 20 BILLION DOLLARS A YEAR IS MADE INTERNATIONALLY FROM DIAGNOSING CHILDREN WITH SO-CALLED A.D.H.D AND LEARNING DISORDERS. SPECIAL EDUCATION IN THE U.S., WHICH PSYCHIATRISTS INFILTRATED IN 1975 TO GARNER MORE FUNDS, NOW SPENDS MORE THAN 28 BILLION DOLLARS A YEAR ON PSYCHIATRIST DEFINED LEARNING DISABILITIES. YET A RECENT FEDERAL INVESTIGATION OF THIS QUOTE-UNQUOTE LEARNING DISORDER FOUND THAT 40% OF THE STUDENTS SIMPLY HAD NOT BEEN TAUGHT TO READ.
FACT:
THESE DRUGS PROMOTE CRIME. RECENT STUDIES SHOW THAT CHILDREN WHO TAKE PSYCHIATRIC STIMULANTS FOR "A.D.H.D" ARE 46% MORE LIKELY TO COMMIT ONE FELONY, AND 36% MORE LIKELY TO COMMIT TWO OR MORE FELONIES. SO YOU CAN SEE, INSTEAD OF OVERCOMING SUPPOSED LEARNING DIFFICULTIES, THESE CHILDREN ARE AT RISK OF MOVING TOWARD A LIFE OF CRIME.
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