medicating

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There was a stigma associated with ADHD—such as that students who had it weren’t very bright—and they didn’t like the idea of medicating their children.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 9, 2025

In 2018, a federal judge found that forcibly medicating children without the permission of their parents violated child welfare laws.

From Salon • Dec. 10, 2024

This stands in stark contrast with medicating symptoms of mood disorders or using behavioral tools to change thinking and behaviors.

From Slate • Jun. 20, 2022

When it comes to taking on an actual diagnosis or making any major life changes — like medicating — consult a mental health professional.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 5, 2022

What we call our root-and-branch reforms of slavery, war, gambling, intemperance, is only medicating the symptoms.

From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 06, No. 35, September, 1860 by Various