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

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 — such as medicating — consult a mental health professional.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 5, 2022

“There might be some days I’m just eyeballing, making sure they’re doing okay and medicating them and running off to another patient. Sometimes I don’t have that personal connection, and I miss that,” Mead said.

From Washington Post • Oct. 15, 2021

Medicā′tion, the act or process of medicating or of mixing with medicinal substances: the use of medicine.—adj.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) by Various