Kids’ ADHD Care Gets a Wake-up Call 
Careful management
of stimulant use combined with extensive behavioral programs appears to
offer the greatest benefits to children with attention-deficit
hyperactivity disorder, as well as to their parents.
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Sources:
Stephen P.
Hinshaw
University of California, Berkeley
Department of Psychology
Tolman Hall #1650
Berkeley, CA 94720-1650
Eric B. Taylor
Kings College London
Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Institute of Psychiatry
Denmark Hill
London SE5 8AZ
England
From Science
News, Vol. 156, No. 25 & 26, December 18 & 25, 1999, p. 388.
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