Children With AD/HD Who Also Have Aggression Problems May Benefit From Behavioral Therapy And Adjustments To Stimulant Regiment, Research Suggests

Psychiatric News (2/3) reports, “Children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder [AD/HD] who also have aggression problems might benefit from adjustments to their stimulant regimen and behavioral therapy,” researchers concluded in a study that “enrolled 175 children aged six to 12 with” AD/HD “and either oppositional defiant disorder or conduct disorder.” The findings were published online Jan. 30 in the Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.

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— “Optimizing Stimulant Treatment May Help Reduce Aggression in Children With ADHD, Psychiatric News, February 3, 2020

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