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Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Researchers find that almost half of kids with ADHD are not being treated
August 28th, 2006
In contrast to claims that children are being overmedicated for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), a team of researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis has found that a high percentage of kids with ADHD are not receiving treatment. In fact, almost half of the children who might benefit from ADHD drugs were not getting them. "What we found was somewhat surprising," said Richard D. Todd, MD, PhD, the Blanche F. Ittleson Professor of Psychiatry and professor of genetics. "Only about 58% of boys and about 45% of girls who had a diagnosis of full-scale ADHD got any medication at all." Much has been written about the...
Source: Mental Health Weekly Digest (2006-08-28)
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