SYMPOSIUM: BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION BY DRUGS II. PSYCHOLOGICAL EFFECTS OF STIMULANT DRUGS IN CHILDREN WITH MINIMAL BRAIN DYSFUNCTION

摘要: A number of myths have grown up regarding the behavioral effects and use stimulant medications with children. The first is that there a type child uniquely responsive to compounds, namely, hyperkinetic child. second any who sufficiently overactive be considered menace by adults. third act primarily reduce motor activity in paradoxical "sedative" fashion; finally, drugs do not influence cognitive perceptual functioning these I believe are due partly historical accident manner which they were studied, imprecision diagnosis terminology classification patients, paucity systematic data on large samples under varied experimental conditions. would like present results studies bear issues, try draw some general conclusions state knowledge regard various psychostimulants. In this paper will deal dextroamphetamine, methylphenidate, magnesium pemoline. I. METHYLPHENIDATE AND DEXTROAMPHETAMINE children for study referred from schools, pediatricians, social agencies either academic or difficulties, both. subjects retained drug comprised about ⅔ original referral sample. They selected fit description "minimal brain dysfunction" as defined National Institute Neurological Diseases Stroke (NINDS) Task Force report.