It's More Complicated than Myth Busting: Parents Deciding About Stimulant Use for their Children.
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R the Journal published a letter to the Editor titled “Stimulant use in attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) kids – triumph or tribulation?” (Naguy, 2016). Although I appreciated the author’s intent to summarize psychoeducational points with which to combat perceived myths that may serve as barriers to parents moving forward in considering stimulants for their child’s ADHD, I believe there are both technical and conceptual problems in the letter.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Journal of the Canadian Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry = Journal de l'Academie canadienne de psychiatrie de l'enfant et de l'adolescent
دوره 26 2 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2017