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Showing 1 to 13 of 13 for “"stimulant medication"”.
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Parents' perception of the use of stimulant medication in the treatment of their ADHD diagnosed child
… highlight the views of parents around the use of stimulant medication in the treatment of ADHD. In- depth interviews of the four participants were audio taped and then transcribed verbatim. The interviews were unstructured and an open- ended question guideline was utilised. The interviews …
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The effects of a recess or break and stimulant medication on the classroom behavior of children with ADHD
… both when participants did and did not receive stimulant medication. Results were most apparent for 1 participant’s disruptive behavior when he did not receive medication. Specifically, when this participant did not receive medication his disruptive behavior was lowest on days when he had a …
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Parental Decision Making in the Administration of Stimulant Medication for their Latency Age Children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
… decision making in the administration of stimulant medication to their latency age children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). Research has shown that psychostimulants, used to treat ADHD are effective for 75-90% of children (US Department of Health and Human Services, …
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High school students' perceptions of the non-medical use of ADHD prescription stimulant medications
… has documented a rise in the misuse of stimulant medications by those with a prescription for ADHD, as well as, the nonmedical or illicit use of stimulant medications by those without a prescription or a diagnosis of ADHD. This phenomenon has been particularly present on college …
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Incidence rates of psychostimulant and non-stimulant medications among children and adolescents in Iceland : before, during, and after the COVID-19 pandemic
… examined the incident dispensations of psychostimulant and non-stimulant medication among children and adolescents (6–18 years) by sex and age group in Iceland before, during and after the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: Information on prescriptions and dispensations of psychostimulant and …
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Salience and Frontoparietal Network Patterns in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder and Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
… these two disorders can lead to inappropriate medication regimes, significant delays in special services, and personal distress to families and caregivers. There is evidence that ASD and ADHD are biologically different for attentional and executive functioning mechanisms, as only half of …
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Identifying Subtypes and Consequences of Illicit Use of Prescription Stimulants: A Pilot Study
<p>Illicit prescription stimulant use (IPSU) is a growing phenomenon among college students in the United States. IPSU is defined as taking a stimulant medication without a prescription or taking a stimulant prescription in higher doses than prescribed. To date, there are four major questions …
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An Investigation of the Knowledge and Beliefs Held by Teachers and Parents in a Parochial School System Regarding Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder and the Variables that Predict their Knowledge
… many areas, but they have negative beliefs about stimulant medication. Experience with ADHD and exposure to information about ADHD can increase teachers’ and parents’ knowledge regarding ADHD. Adequate knowledge and positive beliefs can ensure children with ADHD in a parochial school system can …
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Neuropsychological and adaptive skills deficits in children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder with and without comorbid fetal alcohol spectrum disorder
… as these two groups may respond differently to stimulant medication, the first line of medicinal treatment for ADHD. Children with ADHD/FASD should also be treated with more intense interventions in the home, community, and school than children with ADHD.
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Efficacy of an Expectancy Challenge to Reduce Non-Prescribed Use of Stimulant Medications among College Students
<p>Non-prescribed use of stimulant medications among college students, such as Ritalin®, and Adderall®, has become a public health concern. Expectancies, which are beliefs that individuals hold regarding the consequences of engaging in a particular behavior, are known to play a prominent role in …
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Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services in Khartoum State, Sudan: A desktop situational analysis
… in all facilities, except methylphenidate (a stimulant medication used for ADHD), available only in 3 central pharmacies. At the primary care level, there were limited data about training offered to primary healthcare providers and about the process of referral to specialized CAMH services. A …
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Heterogeneity in hyperkinetic disorder
… of boys with rigorously diagnosed HKD who were stimulant medication naïve at baseline, it was demonstrated that the neuropsychological heterogeneity in the HKD boys was very similar to that seen previously in children with ADHD. Interestingly, and contrary to popular opinion, the strongest …
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Effetti del Metilfenidato sulla crescita in bambini e adolescenti ADHD. Revisione sistematica e monitoraggio prospettico a lungo termine dei parametri auxologici: analisi preliminari dei risultati dello studio europeo di farmacovigilanza ADDUCE
Stimulant medications represent the main effective treatment in improving the core symptoms of ADHD. However, in the last 30 years, there has been increasing concern about the risks associated with these medications in particular with respect to possible growth deficits, due to their impact on …