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Peer reviewedRapoport, Judith L.; And Others – Science, 1978
Reports that amphetamine given to normal boys resulted in a marked decrease in motor activity and reaction time, and improved performance on cognitive test, a response similar to those observed in hyperactive children. (SL)
Descriptors: Behavior, Behavior Problems, Disabilities, Hyperactivity
Peer reviewedWeiss, Gabrielle; Hechtman, Lily – Science, 1979
Focuses on the typical phenomena associated with the hyperactive child-syndrome. Various aspects include a description of the syndrome at different ages, the prevalence of the syndrome, etiologies, drug treatment and its effects, and other forms of therapy. (SA)
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Clinical Diagnosis, Drug Therapy, Etiology
Peer reviewedKolata, Gina Bari – Science, 1978
Reviews recent research in the treatment and cause of hyperactivity in children. (SL)
Descriptors: Behavior, Behavior Problems, Disabilities, Educational Research
Peer reviewedWaldrop, Mary F.; And Others – Science, 1978
Reports that a number of minor physical anomalies, assessable soon after birth, are significantly related to a cluster of behaviors at age three that are frequently labeled hyperactivity. (SL)
Descriptors: Behavior, Behavior Problems, Disabilities, Hyperactivity
