Questions over drugs for ADHD
A study obtained by the BBC's Panorama programme says drugs such as Ritalin and Concerta work no better than therapy after three years of treatment. The findings by an influential US study also suggested long-term use of the drugs could stunt children's growth.The Multimodal Treatment Study of Children with ADHD has been monitoring the treatment of 600 children across the US since the 1990s. Drugs for ADHD 'not the answer'
"We had thought that children medicated longer would have better outcomes.
That didn't happen to be the case. "There's no indication that medication's better than nothing in the long run."
Prof Pelham said there were "no beneficial effects" of medication and the impact was seemingly negative instead.
"The children had a substantial decrease in their rate of growth so they weren't growing as much as other kids both in terms of their height and in terms of their weight," he said.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/7090011.stmNOTE: We live at a time when emotions and feelings count more than truth, and there is a vast ignorance of science. - JamesLovelock
A study obtained by the BBC's Panorama programme says drugs such as Ritalin and Concerta work no better than therapy after three years of treatment. The findings by an influential US study also suggested long-term use of the drugs could stunt children's growth.The Multimodal Treatment Study of Children with ADHD has been monitoring the treatment of 600 children across the US since the 1990s. Drugs for ADHD 'not the answer'
"We had thought that children medicated longer would have better outcomes.
That didn't happen to be the case. "There's no indication that medication's better than nothing in the long run."
Prof Pelham said there were "no beneficial effects" of medication and the impact was seemingly negative instead.
"The children had a substantial decrease in their rate of growth so they weren't growing as much as other kids both in terms of their height and in terms of their weight," he said.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/7090011.stmNOTE: We live at a time when emotions and feelings count more than truth, and there is a vast ignorance of science. - JamesLovelock