A Major Criticism of the Use of Medication for Treating

question 203

Multiple Choice

A major criticism of the use of medication for treating a child's ADHD is that

• A) doctors are overprescribing medications for children with ADHD rather than using effective behavioural strategies to manage attention.
• B) parents and teachers are often allowed little input in whether a child must begin pharmacotherapy for his or her ADHD.
• C) pharmacotherapy leads to an increased risk for suicide in patients diagnosed with ADHD.
• D) there is no scientific evidence that pharmacotherapy is useful is reducing the symptoms for children with ADHD.

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