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Article: Ask 10 questions before prescribing stimulants for ADHD.(Child/Adolescent Psychiatry)
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- Clinical Psychiatry News
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- June 1, 2008
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New York -- Before starting a child on stimulants to treat attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, consider asking some extra questions to confirm the diagnosis and family history, Dr. Laurence L. Greenhill said at a psychopharmacology update sponsored by the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.
Dr. Greenhill, director of child and adolescent psychiatry at the New York State Psychiatric Institute at Columbia University, New York, presented a 10-item checklist for physicians to use as a guide before initiating stimulant therapy in children and adolescents:
* Is the diagnosis of ADHD accurate?
* Is there a history of simple tics, ...