Anti-psychotic drugs for kids get state look

Use for the very young raises questions

By Carolyne Park

Photo by Chris Dean

Ayla Soularie, 15, is "a new kid" thanks to daily treatment with the atypical anti-psychotic drug Risperdal to control her bipolar disorder, her grandmother Joyce Soularie says.

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When Ayla Soularie was 2, she would get so angry she would bang her head, bite herself until she broke skin or pull her hair until her scalp bled.

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This article was published August 31, 2008 at 6:22 a.m.

Front Section, Pages 1, 10 on 08/31/2008

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