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Current Directions in ADHD and Its Treatment
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Norvilitis, Jill M., Ed. – InTech, 2012
The treatment of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder is a matter of ongoing research and debate, with considerable data supporting both psychopharmacological and behavioral approaches. Researchers continue to search for new interventions to be used in conjunction with or in place of the more traditional approaches. These interventions run the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Adolescents, Brain
Brief Report: Psychopharmacology of Autism Spectrum Disorders.
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Lewis, Mark H. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 1996
This paper reviews recent findings on the efficacy of psychopharmacological interventions in autism, points out gaps in knowledge of the effects of specific drug classes, and suggests research directions for the future. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Autism, Drug Therapy, Intervention, Outcomes of Treatment
Towards the Determination of the Structure of HIV-1 p24: A Possible Target for Antiviral Therapy.
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Prongay, Andrew J. – American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education, 1991
The importance of targeting certain stages in the life cycle of the virus for antiviral therapy is discussed with reference to the Human Immunodeficiency Virus type 1. Research conducted on a core antigen, p24, is described. (MSE)
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Disease Control, Drug Therapy, Higher Education
Molecular Strategies for the Inhibition of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Reverse Transcriptase.
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Goldman, Mark E. – American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education, 1991
The molecular properties of Human Immunodeficiency Virus type 1 (HIV-1) reverse transcriptase are summarized and several strategies developed to inhibit its activity are described. (MSE)
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Disease Control, Drug Therapy, Higher Education
Empirical Approach to Psychopharmacology for Institutionalized Individuals with Severe or Profound Mental Retardation.
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Bishop, Andrew C. – Mental Retardation, 1992
A six-point program of diagnostic inquiry and treatment strategy for individuals with behavior disorders in addition to severe or profound mental retardation is presented, which allows alternate etiological hypotheses to be tested in a clinical setting. This format is intended to unify psychopharmacy practice in mental retardation and in general…
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Clinical Diagnosis, Drug Therapy, Etiology
Clomipramine Treatment for Self-Injurious Behavior of Individuals with Mental Retardation: A Double-Blind Comparison with Placebo.
Lewis, Mark H.; And Others – American Journal on Mental Retardation, 1996
The efficacy of the serotonin uptake inhibitor clomipramine in treatment of self-injurious behavior (SIB) was tested using a double-blind, placebo-controlled crossover trial in eight adults with severe/profound mental retardation. Clomipramine treatment was associated with significant improvement in the frequency of SIB, SIB intensity, and…
Descriptors: Adults, Behavior Change, Behavior Problems, Drug Therapy
Attention Deficit Disorder Comes of Age: Toward the Twenty-First Century.
Shaywitz, Sally E., Ed.; Shaywitz, Bennett A., Ed. – 1992
This collection of papers focuses on definitions, assessment, assessment instruments, and distinctions between attention deficit disorder (ADD) and general learning disabilities or conduct disorders. Part I covers issues of definition and assessment in the following papers: "Methodological Issues in the Classification of ADD" (Jack Fletcher, et…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Disorders, Definitions, Drug Therapy, Elementary Secondary Education
Effects of Stimulant Medication on Learning in Children with ADHD.
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Swanson, James M.; And Others – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1991
Determining whether stimulant medication improves learning or long-term academic achievement in children with attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder involves consideration of (1) the prescription of higher than optimal doses, and (2) overinclusive treatment involving adverse responders. A study designed to overcome these theoretical deficiencies…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Attention Deficit Disorders, Drug Therapy, Elementary Secondary Education