Drugs Don’t Benefit Preschoolers With Attention Disorder
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Most preschool-age children with moderate-to-severe attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, or ADHD, continue to experience severe symptoms years after their diagnosis despite treatment, a study shows.
Six years after their diagnosis, about 90 percent of the 186 children followed by researchers still had difficulties with symptoms such as over-activity, impulse control or inattentiveness, according to a study released today by the Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adult Psychiatry.