Research points to non-drug therapies for ADHD
The latest results from the Multimodal Treatment Study of Children with ADHD found that medication may not always be an effective ADHD treatment over the long term. Researchers found the effects of stimulants decrease over time, more than 60% of children stop taking the stimulants within eight years and the drugs may stunt growth. Experts offer several nonpharmaceutical alternatives as ways to possibly alleviate ADHD.
U.S. News & World Report
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This story published in CEC SmartBrief on 08/17/2009
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