2 stories tagged ‘Timothy Wilens’

ADHD linked to substance abuse risk

By Sue McGreevey, MGH Public Affairs / June 1, 2011

In a long-term study by Harvard researchers, data support the association between childhood ADHD and substance abuse risk.

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Categories: HarvardScience, Health & Medicine

Extended release stimulant effective for long-term ADHD treatment

January 1, 2005

In the October 2005 issue of the Journal of the American Association of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, a multi- institutional research team reported finding that treatment with Concerta, a once-daily form of the drug methylphenidate, successfully controlled ADHD symptoms in more than 200 children with ADHD. The study was supported by McNeil Pharmaceuticals, which manufactures [...]

Tags: attention deficit hyperactivity disorder/Harvard Medical School/Massachusetts General Hospital/psychology and psychiatry/Timothy Wilens/Work in Progress
Categories: HarvardScience, Health & Medicine