Given the fact that antipsychotic drugs are no longer used only for psychosis (indeed, academic psychiatrists have been touting the drugs for control of aggression, irritability, and insomnia), and given the fact that their use in American children has increased *five-fold over the past two decades, one might reasonably expect that the toxicities of these drugs would become a central focus of concern and debate.
	As far as this writer has been able to discern, however, neither the U.S. medical establishment, nor the various leaders of government, have seriously questioned the legitimacy of a national health policy which accepts and extends the use of antipsychotic drugs in preschoolers, children, and teens.
	*from 0.2% of non-institutionalized youths in 1996-1997 to approximately 1% of non-institutionalized youths in 2004-2005