Kids who are Bullied more likely to need increased Medication
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The mental health care of our kids is just as important as that of adults, maybe even more so since a mental ailment left untreated in childhood can lead to serious problems as an adult. A recent Danish study has shown that one particular problem, thought common to childhood may actually be more harmful than once thought. The study found that kids who experienced the iron thumb of a bully in school were more likely to need increased amounts of medication for everything from headaches to tummy aches. This is presumably from all the duress caused by being bullied for a long period of time.
I can remember when I was but a child of 10 and met with my first real bully. It was a short, brief experience, but was also extremely distressing. He wanted to meet me at the flag pole before school to beat me up I wanted to stay home from school sick that day. Unfortunently my mom didn’t feel the same when I told her about the bully and sent me to school anyway. Not good for my mental health and I can remember the anxiety, fear and stomach upset that plagued me for the rest of the evening and the next early morning. However, the bully problem seemed to have solved itself overnight as I never saw hide nor hair of the child again, saving my own hide from a thrashing.
For those kids who aren’t so lucky and must endure the unwanted attentions of bullies on a daily basis the effects can build up into long standing nervous disorders and physical ailments. So as a result the kids need more and more medications.
As far as children’s mental health is concerned, what we should be worried about is not the fact that kids need more medications, but the underlying cause of bullying and its chronic damage to mental health and physical well-being.
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