BUNCOMBE COUNTY, N.C. (WLOS) — A federal push aiming to curb antidepressant prescribing has sparked conversations between local parents and medical professionals who are concerned about what those pullbacks could mean for people, especially those under 18.
“I worry about them. I worry that they may not get the help and support they need, or they may not ask for the help, because they already know there’s this extra barrier,” said Erin Vandermore, a mother and mental health professional in Buncombe County.
As part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ “Make America Healthy Again” movement led by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., this plan is working to drive the deprescribing of psychiatric medications, including selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, according to a press release…