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When teenagers hide their psychiatric medication

My teenager hides her antidepressants because she is embarrassed and I found them scattered in different places, some probably expired.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Adolescent shame around mental health treatment undermines the very pharmaceutical support meant to provide stability.

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Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Drug interactions and medication safety?”

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