FUNCTIONAL MEDICINE BLOG
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Evidence lacking for most common ADHD drug
Evidence is lacking for the most common ADHD drug, and very little is known about long-term effects.
For preschool children at risk for ADHD parent behavioral training beats medications
It might seem counter-intuitive to medicate preschool children at risk for ADHD with drugs like Ritalin®, but a team of investigators tested the assumption and found that parent behavioral training (PBT) yields better outcomes than methylphenidate without risk of side effects by examining the evidence for a variety of treatments in a study just published in the journal Pediatrics.