Study reveals ADHD children’s views on drugs, doctors
New research finds that children with disorder are concerned that doctors do not understand the condition
Children with hyperactivity problems do not feel that Ritalin and other drugs they are given turn them into zombies or robots, but say they feel the medication helps them control their behaviour, according to a study that has asked for their views, in what is claimed as a first.
Dosing children with stimulants to control angry, aggressive or overly-impulsive behaviour has excited controversy for many years. Critics say medication is the wrong way to go and that ADHD (attention deficit hyperactivity disorder) is an extreme form of normal behaviour that needs
