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Resources

• www.aap.org -- American Academy of Pediatrics
• www.nimh.nih.gov -- National Institutes of Mental Health
• www.chadd.org -- Children and Adults with Attention-Deficit Disorder
• www.add.org -- Attention-Deficit Disorder Association
• www.aabt.org -- Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy
• www.psych.org -- The American Psychiatric Association
• www.aacap.org -- American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
• www.nichcy.org -- National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities
• www.ld.org -- National Center for Learning Disabilities
• www.ldaamerica.org -- Learning Disabilities Association of America

References

Brown RT, Amler RW, Freeman WS, Perrin JM, Stein MT, Feldman HM, et al. Treatment of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder: overview of the evidence. Pediatrics. 2005;115(6):e749-e757.

Escobar R, Soutullo CA, Hervas A, Gastaminza X, Polavieja P, Gilaberte I. Worse quality of life for children with newly diagnosed attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, compared with asthmatic and healthy children. Pediatrics. 2005;116(3):e364-e369.

Research Units on Pediatric Psychopharmacology (RUPP) Autism Network. Randomized, controlled, crossover trial of methylphenidate in pervasive developmental disorders with hyperactivity. Arch Gen Psychiatry. 2005;62:1266-1274.

Wolraich ML, Wibbelsman CJ, Brown TE, Evans SW, Gotlieb EM, Knight JR, et al. Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder among adolescents: a review of the diagnosis, treatment, and clinical implications. Pediatrics. 2005;115(6):1734-1746.

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Review Date: 12/7/2005
Reviewed By: Harvey Simon, MD, Editor-in-Chief, Associate Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School; Physician, Massachusetts General Hospital.