A research referred to in the BBC programme Panorama : What Next for Craig? raised questions about the long -term benefit of the drugs used to treat children with ADHD.
The 3 year Multimodal Treatment study of children with ADHD (MTA) found that ADHD drugs may work well in the short term. By 36 months, there was no apparent improvement in children's behaviour. The study also found the drugs could stunt children's growth.
Source: "3-Year Follow-up of the NIMH MTA Study". Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry. 46(8):989-1002, August 2007.
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