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CDC urges behavior therapy over meds for children with ADHD
Author(s) -
Canady Valerie A.
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
mental health weekly
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1556-7583
pISSN - 1058-1103
DOI - 10.1002/mhw.30604
Subject(s) - citation , library science , psychology , computer science
The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) in 2011 had recommended that health care providers refer parents to training in behavior therapy before prescribing medicine to a young child. However, according to the CDC's “Vital Signs” report, about 75 percent of young children being treated for ADHD received medicine, and only about half received any form of psychological services, which might have included behavior therapy.