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"Pediatric primary care physicians do much of the psychiatric diagnosis and prescribe most of the psychotropic medicine- but a recent survey showed that only 10% felt adequately prepared by their training to do so. They see kids for very brief visits and many are too influenced by drug marketing (as are parents and teachers). Over-diagnosis and over-treatment are commonplace."

This was the scary part to me. Why would primary care pediatricians be giving out psychiatric diagnoses?

Kudos to the 90% who have the self-awareness to know they're not qualified. The next step is for them to stop doing it.