Paying attention. The controversy over ADHD and the drug Ritalin is obscuring a real look at the disorder and its underpinnings

Sci Am. 1996 Aug;275(2):12; 14.
No abstract available

MeSH terms

  • Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity / diagnosis*
  • Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity / drug therapy*
  • Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity / etiology
  • Brain / pathology
  • Brain / physiopathology
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Male
  • Methylphenidate / therapeutic use*
  • Receptors, Dopamine / genetics
  • Tomography, Emission-Computed

Substances

  • Receptors, Dopamine
  • Methylphenidate