When I first read the headline that the FDA had approved the first anti-psychotic for use in children, I was, shall we say, apprehensive. When I read further into the story, I didn't feel any better.

I am not anti-medication when it comes to psychiatric ills, even in children. But neither am I a huge fan of the FDA. Their approval of a drug makes it seem completely safe in the eyes of most consumers. Over the past few years, however, we've found that that sense of security that consumers have...