The Latest MTA Study in Context: What It Tells Us about the Role of Medication in ADHD Treatment
When last month’s MTA follow-up study suggested that stimulant medications don’t help reduce ADHD symptoms in the long run, parents and adults diagnosed with the disorder were unsettled. ADHD expert Stephen Hinshaw, Ph.D., weighs in with his perspective.
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Could you clarify please? When symptoms of adolescent children with ADHD who were taking medication were being compared with those who weren’t, were the children medicated at the time of assessment? Were the researchers hoping that after continuous medication that the ADHD would be cured and medication no longer needed or is it that the adolescents demonstrated similar levels of behaviour regardless of whether they had taken medication or not suggesting that medication was ineffective.
Thank you