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A combination of a psychostimulant, most commonly methylphenidate (Ritalin), and cognitive-behavioral therapy is proving to be the best option for treatment of children with ADHD.

In 1999, a large study compared medication, behavior therapy, a combination of both, and standard community care. While all four groups improved, medication -- when carefully monitored -- was more effective than behavior therapy alone, and its effects were similar to combination therapy. The combined approach, ...

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Expert & Community Posts

Study Questions Effectiveness of ADHD Meds

By CHADD - Children and Adults with ADHD , Health Expert

An article about the effectiveness and side effects of ADHD medication is circulating in the media.... Read more »

Question of the Week: Do You Use Alternative Treatments?

By Eileen Bailey , Health Expert

...effectiveness. You can find out more: Alternative Treatments for ADHD Question of the... Read more »

The Latest on Alternative Treatments

By Terry Matlen, ACSW , Health Expert

...Times and the Washington Post reported on alternative treatments for ADHD, partly because a new... Read more »

Treating Children with ADHD and Depression

By Dr. Ballas , Health Expert

When a child comes to a doctor's office with problems with attention, whether it's due to ADHD or... Read more »

Myth: ADHD is a Childhood Disorder

By Eileen Bailey , Health Expert

ADHD was once considered a childhood disorder. It was thought that individuals outgrew the... Read more »

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Health Guide

St. John's Wort

There are a number of herbal remedies some patients with ADHD use as a treatment for ADHD. St. John’s wort, pine bark extract and blue-green algae are some of the herbal treatments commonly used.... Read more »

ADHD: Traditional vs. Alternative Treatment

Traditionally, ADHD is treated with a combination of medication and behavioral therapy. Alternative treatments are any other treatments that claim to either cure or treat symptoms of ADHD, for... Read more »

Candida Yeast: ADHD Alternative Treatments

...anti-fungal medications along with reducing sugar from your diet. In the article “Controversial Treatments for ADHD,” Dr. Sam Goldman and Barbara Ingersoll explain, “Although it is... Read more »

ADHD Alternative Treatments: Antimotion Sickness Medication

...symptoms. Dr. Sam Goldstein and Dr. Barbara Ingersoll, in their article entitled “Controversial Treatments for ADHD”, state, “This theory is not consistent with what is currently known... Read more »

Auditory Stimulation: ADHD Alternative Treatments

Auditory stimulation is a method of helping children by providing music while completing a task. In a study (completed by the Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at Schneider Children’s... Read more »

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ADHD Damages Workplace Efficiency

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Doctors begin study of alcohol and ADHD drugs like Concerta

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The role that alcohol plays in the way attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) drugs like Ritalin and Concerta work is the subject of a new... Read summary »

New study looks at ADHD, substance abuse link

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A new study is going to examine the links between attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder and substance abuse. This European project will last 14... Read summary »

Almost half of kids with ADHD are not treated, researchers say

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Despite worries that children are being overmedicated for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), a recent study has found that almost half... Read summary »

Vyvanse may help adults with ADHD

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Vyvanse is effective in treating adults with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, according to new clinical trial results. In the study, 414... Read summary »

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