Interviewed were 115 parents of children receiving medication for hyperactivity, convulsive disorders, or other reasons. Parents received a Children's Medication Chart (CMC) which contained life size pictures of 69 different products to aid parents in identifying medication. The telephone interview covered such aspects as frequency of…

The prevalence and pattern of psychotropic and antiepileptic drug treatment for trainable mentally retarded children and adolescents in public schools were determined from teacher questionnaires and parent interviews. The relationship between drug use and age, race, and sex was also examined. (Author)

Problems teachers encounter with students receiving medication for seizures and behavior disorders were determined from 1,110 teachers in two types of programs--early childhood special education and classes for the trainable mentally retarded. (Author)

As part of a three phase study designed to survey the teachers and parents of children receiving psychotropic and anticonvulsant drugs, 208 teachers of preschool special education children on medication were mailed questionnaires. The Early Childhood Medication Questionnaire used in the survey included items relating to teacher, program, and…