Citation

Blouin AG, Bornstein RA, Trites RL. J. Pediatr. Psychol. 1978; 3(4): 188-194.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1978, Oxford University Press)

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Abstract

Examined teenage drug use among hyperactive children by comparing a group of 23 hyperactives (mean age at 1st assessment, 8.9 yrs) to a group of 22 children (mean age at 1st assessment, 9.1 yrs) having difficulty in school for reasons other than hyperactivity and who were matched for age, sex, and IQ. After a 5-yr follow-up period the hyperactives were found to drink alcohol more frequently, although there were no differences on measures of academic achievement and intellectual ability. Hyperactives as teenagers still showed evidence of hyperactivity and were rated as having more conduct problems by their parents. Those hyperactives who were treated with Ritalin were compared to those untreated, and even when good and poor responders were examined separately no beneficial effects of the drug on academic achievement, intellectual ability, or behavioral ratings were evident.

Language: en