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Peer reviewedClampit, M. K.; Pirkle, Jane B. – Adolescence, 1983
Reviews literature that describes the rational and nonrational factors sustaining the myth that stimulant medication is ineffective for hyperactive adolescents. Discusses methodological problems and factors--such as increasing size, misbehavior and misattribution, and perceived relationship to drug abuse--that influence treatment decisions. (JAC)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Attention Deficit Disorders, Drug Therapy, Hyperactivity
