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Peer reviewedComly, Hunter H. – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1971
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Drug Therapy, Exceptional Child Research, Hyperactivity
Peer reviewedFreeman, Roger D. – School Review, 1976
Develops an analysis of what is known about the etiology of hyperkinesis and what is known about the use of stimulant drugs for its treatment. Points out the ambiguities and confusions in diagnosis and treatment calling for an examination of the social and ideological influences upon the medical diagnosis and treatment of hyperkinesis. (Editor/RK)
Descriptors: Drug Therapy, Educational Research, Hyperactivity, Learning Disabilities
Peer reviewedWeber, Bruce A.; Sulzbacher, Stephen I. – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1975
Averaged electroencephalic audiometry (AEA) was conducted to evaluate the hearing of 12 children (mean age 8 years 6 months) diagnosed as having minimal brain dysfunction (MBD). (Author)
Descriptors: Auditory Tests, Children, Drug Therapy, Exceptional Child Research
Peer reviewedPage, John G.; And Others – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1974
A controlled, double-blind study used the drug pemoline or a placebo in the management of hyperkinetic behavior with 413 children between 6 and 12 years of age diagnosed as having minimal brain dysfunction. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Children, Drug Therapy, Evaluation, Exceptional Child Research
Peer reviewedLerer, Robert J.; Lerer, M. Pamela – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1977
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Behavior Change, Drug Therapy, Learning Disabilities
Peer reviewedSobotka, Thomas J.; Cook, Michelle P. – American Journal of Mental Deficiency, 1974
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Biochemistry, Drug Therapy, Exceptional Child Research
Download full textConners, C. Keith – 1971
The study compared the efficacy, side effects, and safety of magnesium pemoline (Cylert) and destroamphetamine (Dexedrine) as compared with placebo. Subjects were 81 children, ages 6-12 years, who evidenced one or more signs of minimal brain dysfunction, and were referred with major complaints of hyperactivity, short attention span,…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Drug Therapy, Exceptional Child Research, Hyperactivity
Peer reviewedLoney, Jan; And Others – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1975
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Discipline, Drug Therapy, Exceptional Child Research
Peer reviewedArnold, L. Eugene; And Others – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1978
The differential effect of amphetamine optical isomers on Bender Gestalt performance was examined in 31 hyperkinetic minimally brain dysfunctioned children between the ages of 4 and 12 years, using a double-blind Latin-square crossover comparison. (Author)
Descriptors: Behavior, Children, Drug Therapy, Exceptional Child Research
Kappelman, Murray M. – Medical Digest, 1976
Available from: Medical Digest, A.S. O'Connor & Company Limited, 26 Sheen Park, Richmond, Surrey, England.
Descriptors: Child Role, Drug Therapy, Hyperactivity, Learning Disabilities
Growth of Hyperkinetic Children Taking Methylphenidate, Dextroamphetamine, or Imipramine/Desipramine
Peer reviewedGross, Mortimer D. – Pediatrics, 1976
Descriptors: Body Height, Body Weight, Child Development, Drug Therapy
Knights, Robert M.; Hinton, George G. – Acad Therap Quart, 1969
Descriptors: Diagnostic Tests, Drug Therapy, Exceptional Child Research, Individual Characteristics
Peer reviewedHilsheimer, George von – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1973
The term minimal brain damage is evaluated in the light of several experiments on about 200 adolescents: no treatment in a democratic children's community; the effect of psychic energizers; electrosleep; biofeedback training for alpha wave desynchronization; deconditioning of phobias; and nutritional/medical treatment. (Author)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Classification, Drug Therapy, Educational Diagnosis
Peer reviewedHavighurst, Robert J. – School Review, 1976
Views hyperkinetic children from the perspective of the school system as a social system. Discusses the use and effectiveness of stimulant drugs and other treatment of hyperkinesis within the school system as it intersects with the process of education for the hyperkinetic child. (Editor/RK)
Descriptors: Drug Therapy, Drug Use, Educational Research, Handicapped Children
Huessy, Hans R. – 1977
Early identification of Minimal Brain Dysfunction (MBD) is now easier, partly as a result of a series of 3 studies made in rural Vermont over a period of 15 years. MBD victims exhibit different behaviors at different ages. "Fidgetiness", a "nuisance" factor, and poor learning are all strong predictors of MBD for children at the…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Drug Therapy, Elementary Secondary Education, Emotional Disturbances
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