/newsroom/ en /newsroom/news/list/2022/01/31/prescribing-of-psychiatric-drugs-to-australian-kids-on-the-rise ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥n doctors are prescribing more psychiatric drugs to children and adolescents, researchers from the ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide have found. This is despite the known risks of adverse effects in young people, and potential consequences for children’s developing brains and bodies.  January 31 2022 Elisa Black /newsroom/news/list/2022/01/31/prescribing-of-psychiatric-drugs-to-australian-kids-on-the-rise /newsroom/news/list/2021/12/23/australian-doctors-prescribing-benzos-for-longer-periods-than-recommended ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥n doctors are prescribing benzodiazepines and Z-drugs for longer periods than recommended, researchers from the ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide have found. December 23 2021 Elisa Black /newsroom/news/list/2021/12/23/australian-doctors-prescribing-benzos-for-longer-periods-than-recommended /newsroom/news/list/2020/06/09/link-between-rising-use-of-antidepressants-and-youth-suicide New research from the ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide and Curtin ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ and has shown rates of antidepressant use and suicide by young ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ns have risen sharply since 2009, raising concerns about the safety of current treatment practices, and the veracity of advice from ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥n suicide prevention experts. June 09 2020 Cathy Parker /newsroom/news/list/2020/06/09/link-between-rising-use-of-antidepressants-and-youth-suicide