

Louis Theroux: America's Medicated Kids
Genres
Overview
Faced with the challenging behaviour of their kids, more and more parents in America are turning to psychoactive medication to help them cope, even though the drugs, and sometimes the diagnoses, remain controversial. Louis travels to one of America's leading children's psychiatric treatment centres, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, to get to know the diagnosed children and hoping to understand what drives parents to put their kids on drugs.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
59 min
Release Date
2010-04-18
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
35
Vote Average
6.9
Louis Theroux
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VIP
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