Mental Health
AACAP Introduces New ADHD Practice Parameter and Pocketcard
Published in Law and Health Weekly, March 17th, 2007
The American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP) is proud to announce its new Practice Parameter and Pocketcard on attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). The Practice Parameter represents best practices in evaluating and treating ADHD and the Pocketcard is the document's portable summary. Both the Parameter and Pocketcard were designed to teach health care professionals about the disorder.
AACAP's Practice Parameter shows that ADHD is a medical illness on par with diabetes or asthma. Like these conditions, ADHD can be successfully managed, but not cured. Left untreated, children with ADHD often experience failure at school, problems at home,...
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