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The overmedication of children has dramatically risen with those between the ages of 2 and 5 years old who are being prescribed atypical antipsychotics for bipolar disorders, developmental disabilities, ADHD, and behavior disorders. Drug companies have benefited considerably with profits made in sales for drugs such as stimulants for hyperactive children, with half a million children in the United States receiving medication. Children have become more involved with technology resulting in less play time outside and less time spent with parents. The long hours children spend with technology has impacted their attachment development, sensory and motor development, along with socialization skills, in return causing behavioral and psychological disorders and learning disabilities being diagnosed by psychotropic medication.

Parents can regulate their child's behavior and environment in order to prevent any future affective disorders. Medication is often prescribed to these children however, it will not teach a child to create more valuable relationships at home or in the community, other forms of intervention should be applied. The increase of psychiatric drugging of children may be a result of the noticeable declining support for caregiving, leading to psychopathology in which drugs are the first go to method. Families may not have the time or knowledge regarding other methods of intervention such as child therapy and effective parenting strategies to meet their child's specific needs. There is debate that healthcare professionals have been put under pressure to perform proficiently causing the influence of piecemeal polypharmacy. With a face pace industrial society children are more susceptible for developing disorders due to the lack of a nurturing environment as previously seen, referring to an increase in divorce and separation from extended family.