Professor Waddell's class discusses the controversy of medicating children. Professor Waddell says, "The controversy continues about the 'quick fix' nature of the medication prescribed to children and the tendency to use medication without first attempting psychotherapy or home/academic interventions. Another part of the controversy is the need to test the medications prescribed for youths on youths. Additionally, parents are concerned about the legislation that requires schools to recommend that their children be evaluated for ADHD. Because of this controversy, medication prescriptions for children and adolescents have dramatically decreased." With respect to Professor Waddell's statement, it is correct to say that a controversy exists concerning ____.​

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Answer:

the 'quick fix' nature of the medication and prescribed to children and the tendency to use medication without first attempting psychotherapy or home/academic interventions.

Explanation:

This type of occurrence tend to be caused by uneducated parents who obtain the information from non-certified professionals (such as internet forums or friends).

Rather than acknowledging that maybe there is something wrong in the way they educate their children, they tend to put the blame on chemical imbalance and done a quick fix to fix their children's learning problems rather than attempting home/academic intervention.