HYPERACTIVITY IN PRESCHOOLERS AND THE EFFECT OF METHYLPHENIDATE

Observations of nursery behavior and tests of cognitive style and motor impulsivity were carried out with 28 hyperactive preschool children of normal intelligence and 26 matched control children. The hyperactive group was also observed and tested on methylphenidate and placebo. Methylphenidate was f...

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Veröffentlicht in:	American journal of orthopsychiatry 1975-01, Vol.45 (1), p.38-50
Hauptverfasser:	Schleifer, Michael, Weiss, Gabrielle, Cohen, Nancy, Elman, Meryl, Cvejic, Helen, Kruger, Elena
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Child, Preschool Clinical Trials as Topic Cognition - drug effects Drug Evaluation Female Human Humans Hyperactivity Hyperkinesis - drug therapy Impulsive Behavior - drug effects Intelligence Male Methylphenidate Methylphenidate - adverse effects Methylphenidate - pharmacology Methylphenidate - therapeutic use Motor Activity - drug effects Pediatrics Placebo Placebos Psychological Tests Schools, Nursery Side Effects (Drug)
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Zusammenfassung:	Observations of nursery behavior and tests of cognitive style and motor impulsivity were carried out with 28 hyperactive preschool children of normal intelligence and 26 matched control children. The hyperactive group was also observed and tested on methylphenidate and placebo. Methylphenidate was found to reduce hyperactivity at home, but it did not improve nursery behavior or psychological functioning. Unwanted side effects made the drug less useful at this age than in older hyperactive children.
ISSN:	0002-9432 1939-0025
DOI:	10.1111/j.1939-0025.1975.tb01164.x