Episode 1494 • • 1:08:08 - 1:14:08
1494: Radiation Tsunami
Pediatric Anxiety Screening, Mental Health Task Force
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force now recommends that children as young as eight be routinely screened for anxiety, even if they show no symptoms. Dr. Sue Varma explained on ABC that the goal is to "catch" symptoms early to prevent adulthood issues, though critics argue this will lead to over-diagnosis and over-medication of normal childhood behaviors like sleeping late or social withdrawal.