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Kollins, Scott H.; Barkley, Russell A.; DuPaul, George J. – Focus on Exceptional Children, 2001
This article provides information and guidelines for the effective use of medication in treating attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Basic principles of psychopharmacology, different types of medications that have been used successfully to treat ADHD, and best practices for assessing the effects of medication in children with ADHD are…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Attention Deficit Disorders, Children, Drug Therapy
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, 2005
Treatment Improvement Protocols (TIPs), developed by the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT), part of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), are best-practice guidelines for the treatment of substance use disorders. CSAT draws on the experience…
Descriptors: Guidelines, Confidentiality, Mental Disorders, Substance Abuse
Center for Law and Education, Boston, MA. – 1976
The supplement to an earlier edition provides information on case developments relating to the labeling and grouping of both normal and exceptional children for educational treatment. Case summaries and notes are divided into five sections (sample topics are in parentheses): exclusion of exceptional children (the handicapped child's right to an…
Descriptors: Accountability, Child Advocacy, Civil Liberties, Confidentiality