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Methods of treatment usually involve some combination of medications, behavior modifications, life style changes, and counseling. The American Academy of Pediatrics states that stimulant medications and/or behavior therapy are appropriate and generally safe treatments for ADHD.<ref name=AAP2001>{{cite journal |author= |title=Clinical practice guideline: treatment of the school-aged child with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder |journal=Pediatrics |volume=108 |issue=4 |pages=1033–44 |year=2001 |month=October |pmid=11581465 |doi= |url=http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/cgi/pmidlookup?view=long&pmid=11581465}}</ref> Long term safety of stimulants however has not been determined.<ref name=TI2008>{{cite web |url=http://ti.ubc.ca/en/letter69 |title=What is the evidence for using CNS stimulants to treat ADHD in children? |accessdate=2008-09-10 |work= |publisher= |date=March - May 2008 }}</ref> |
Methods of treatment usually involve some combination of medications, behavior modifications, life style changes, and counseling. The American Academy of Pediatrics states that stimulant medications and/or behavior therapy are appropriate and generally safe treatments for ADHD.<ref name=AAP2001>{{cite journal |author= |title=Clinical practice guideline: treatment of the school-aged child with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder |journal=Pediatrics |volume=108 |issue=4 |pages=1033–44 |year=2001 |month=October |pmid=11581465 |doi= |url=http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/cgi/pmidlookup?view=long&pmid=11581465}}</ref> Long term safety of stimulants however has not been determined.<ref name=TI2008>{{cite web |url=http://ti.ubc.ca/en/letter69 |title=What is the evidence for using CNS stimulants to treat ADHD in children? |accessdate=2008-09-10 |work= |publisher= |date=March - May 2008 }}</ref> |
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| ⚫ | ADHD is one of the most controversial psychiatric disorders.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ahrq.gov/clinic/epcsums/adhdsum.htm |title=Treatment of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder |accessdate=2008-10-02 |work= |publisher=US department of health and human services |date=Dec 1999 }}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |author=Mayes R, Bagwell C, Erkulwater J |title=ADHD and the rise in stimulant use among children |journal=Harv Rev Psychiatry |volume=16 |issue=3 |pages=151–66 |year=2008 |pmid=18569037 |doi=10.1080/10673220802167782 |url=}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |author=Cohen, Donald J.; Cicchetti, Dante |title=Developmental psychopathology |publisher=John Wiley & Sons |location=Chichester |year=2006 |pages= |isbn=0-471-23737-X |oclc= |doi= |accessdate=}}</ref> This may be because it is also the most commonly diagnosed mental disorder among minors.{{fact}} |
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ADHD is one of the most controversial psychiatric disorders, which may be because it is also the most commonly diagnosed mental disorder among minors and that medication has been shown to be the most effective way to treat the symptoms. |
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| ⚫ | <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ahrq.gov/clinic/epcsums/adhdsum.htm |title=Treatment of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder |accessdate=2008-10-02 |work= |publisher=US department of health and human services |date=Dec 1999 }}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |author=Mayes R, Bagwell C, Erkulwater J |title=ADHD and the rise in stimulant use among children |journal=Harv Rev Psychiatry |volume=16 |issue=3 |pages=151–66 |year=2008 |pmid=18569037 |doi=10.1080/10673220802167782 |url=}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |author=Cohen, Donald J.; Cicchetti, Dante |title=Developmental psychopathology |publisher=John Wiley & Sons |location=Chichester |year=2006 |pages= |isbn=0-471-23737-X |oclc= |doi= |accessdate=}}</ref> |
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==Classification== |
==Classification== |
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