What Is "Paradoxical" About the Effectiveness of the Treatment of ADHD

question 7

Multiple Choice

What is "paradoxical" about the effectiveness of the treatment of ADHD with drugs such as methylphenidate (Ritalin) ?

• A)that drugs can treat a psychological problem
• B)that stimulant drugs calm the ADHD child
• C)that these drugs act as a placebo
• D)that children nearly always become dependent on the drug

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