Tuesday, January 4, 2011

Military kids taking more psychiatric drugs - Military News | News From Afghanistan, Iraq And Around The World - Military Times

Military kids taking more psychiatric drugs - Military News News From Afghanistan, Iraq And Around The World - Military Times


Before his father deployed to Iraq, Daniel Radenz was a well-adjusted fifth-grader earning straight A’s and B’s in school near Fort Hood, Texas.

But shortly after Army Lt. Col. Blaine Radenz left home in June 2008, his 11-year-old son became withdrawn and anxious. His grades at school slipped and his mother noticed mood swings. The child’s longtime pediatrician referred him for counseling.

A psychiatrist at Fort Hood’s Darnall Army Medical Center prescribed the antidepressant Celexa. Daniel also saw a psychologist there. Doctors added to and changed Daniel’s drug regimen, but his problems grew worse, said his mother, Tricia Radenz.


By Karen Jowers and Andrew Tilghman

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