CHILDREN and MEDICATION for "ADHD" RESOURCES
These are Children and Medication for "ADHD" Resources
Please also see:
Children and Medication for "Behavioral Disorders"
Children and Medication for "Early Puberty"
Children and Medication for Depression || "Chemical Restraints"
General Children and Medication Resources
ARTICLES/INFORMATION/RESEARCH
(click here for Organizations/Agencies)
ADD as a Social Invention
Education Week, October 18, 1995
ADHD Diagnosed in up to 10% of North Carolina Children
Reuters Health, February 8, 2002
Are Sleep Problems Linked to Inattention and Hyperactivity?
Brown University Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology Update 4(4):1, 6-7, 2002
Children and Psychiatric Medications
Information for parents amd professionals from the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry.
Children & Psychotropic Drugs: What's an attorney to do?
ABA Child Law Practice, June 1997
Connecticut Ritalin Law Targets Schools, Not Docs
Reuters Health, July 25, 2001
Diagnosis, Treatment of ADHD in Very Young Children May Be Inappropriate
Reuters Health, October 22, 1999
Few Psychotropics Have Data for Use in Children
Pediatric News 33(3):27, 1999
Just Say Yes to Ritalin
Salon, September 25, 2000
Kids' Meds Overprescribed?
Marshfield News-Herald, November 11, 2001
Little Known About Safety of Long-Term Ritalin Use, Study Warns
The Canadian Press, November 27, 2001
Mom's Vices May Up Baby's Attention Disorder Risk
Reuters Health, March 26, 2002
More U.S. Kids Taking Meds for Behavior, Depression
Reuters Health, March 28, 2002
Pfizer's Warner-Lambert Probed on Neurontin Marketing
Reuters Health, March 14, 2002
- Whistle-Blower Says Marketers Broke the Rules to Push a Drug
The New York Times, March 14, 2002
Psychiatric Medications for Children & Adolescents: Questions to Ask
List of suggested questions parents should ask before agreeing to psychiatric medication treatment for their children and adolescents, from the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry.
Psychotropic Drugs Overprescribed in West, According to UN Official
Reuters Health, June 24, 2002
Ritalin Case Puts Parents, Courts on Collision Course
New York Law Journal, August 17, 2000
Ritalin Decision Agonizing
Cincinnati Post, April 15, 2000
Ritalin Use in Virginia is "Astronomical"
The Virginian-Pilot, November 15, 2001
- High Rate of Ritalin Use Brings Call for Action
The Virginian-Pilot, November 16, 2001
Sleep Disorders Linked to Hyperactivity in Kids
HealthScoutNews, March 4, 2002
Stimulant Use by Children on Rise
The Age, August 21, 2000
Toddlers Prescribed Drugs For Behavior
The Age, February 18, 2001
Trends in the Prescribing of Psychotropic Medications to Preschoolers
Journal of the American Medical Association, February 23, 2000
A Turn For the Better as Child's Hyperactivity Traced to Colon Problem
Sun-Sentinel, March 4, 2002
COMMENTARY and OPINION
Controversies in the Diagnosis and Treatment of ADHD: One Doctor's Perspective
By Lawrence H. Diller, M.D. - Healthology.com, August 20, 2001
ORGANIZATIONS/AGENCIES
(click here for Articles/Information/Research)
American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
3615 Wisconsin Avenue, N.W.
Washington, DC 20016-3007
Phone: (202) 966-7300
www.parentsmedguide.org
Guides regarding children and psychotropic medications for depression and ADHD.
American Academy of Pediatrics
141 Northwest Point Blvd.
Elk Grove Village, IL 60007-1098
Phone: (847) 434-4000
www.aap.org
American Psychological Association
750 First Street, N.E.
Washington, DC 20002-4242
Phone: (202) 336-5510
Toll-free: 1-800-374-2721
www.apa.org
Center for Healthier Children, Families, and Communities
1100 Glendon Ave., Suite 850
Los Angeles, CA 90024
Phone: (310) 794-2583
healthychild.ucla.edu
National Institute of Mental Health: Treatment of Children with Mental Disorders
6001 Executive Blvd.
Room 8184, MSC 9663
Bethesda, MD 20892-9663
Phone: (301) 443-4513
www.nimh.nih.gov/health/publications/treatment-of-children-with-mental-disorders/summary.shtml
Report from NIMH on the treatment of children with mental/emotional disorders; includes sections on medications and other treatments; info on commonly-prescribed psychotropic medications, side effects, and the approved ages for prescriptions.
