On Tonight
7:00 PM
Join author Tom Rea on a journey through the beautiful, challenging country around Independence Rock and Devils Gate.
8:00 PM
Rosemary and Laura travel to Italy to prepare the gardens for Emma Standish's new Italian restaurant.
9:00 PM
Shenanigans of department-store workers are chronicled in this popular British sitcom about the constant carping between employees in Ladies Separates and Gentlemen's Ready to Wear.
9:30 PM
The lodge inherits an old army tank and gets it running. Red shows you how to teen-proof your car. Bill tries axe throwing.
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Frontline
Frontline
The Medicated Child
Airs Tuesday, November 3 at 8:00 PM
Ten years ago, stimulants like Ritalin and Adderall were the drugs of choice to treat behavioral issues in children. Today children as young as four years old are being prescribed more powerful anti-psychotic medications that are much less understood. The drugs can cause serious side effects, and virtually nothing is known about their long-term impact. The increase in the use of anti-psychotics is directly tied to the rising incidence of one particular diagnosis — bipolar disorder. Experts estimate that the number of kids with the diagnosis is now more than a million and rising. As the debate over medicating children continues to grow, FRONTLINE producer Marcela Gaviria confronts psychiatrists, researchers and big pharma about the risks and benefits of prescription drugs for troubled children.
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