Summary
THE controversial anti-hyperactivity drug Ritalin should be given only to the most unruly children and not at all to under-fives, according to new guidelines.
Psychological approaches, including training courses for parents and therapy for children, should be the mainstay of treatment for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), the advice issued to doctors today says.See the full content of this document
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Use Ritalin with Caution, Says Nice
A second drug, Strattera, which has been linked to a string of att...
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