Behavioral Treatment of Hyperkinetic Children: An Experimental Evaluation of Its Usefulness Article

O'leary, KD, Pelham, WE, Rosenbaum, A et al. (1976). Behavioral Treatment of Hyperkinetic Children: An Experimental Evaluation of Its Usefulness . CLINICAL PEDIATRICS, 15(6), 510-515. 10.1177/000992287601500603

cited authors

  • O'leary, KD; Pelham, WE; Rosenbaum, A; Price, GH

authors

abstract

  • Although drug therapy is helpful in the control of many children with hyperkinesia, alternative and adjunctive therapies are needed also, for a number of reasons: 1) not all of these children improve with medication medication; 2) the drugs may have adverse physiologic effects which at the least dictate caution in their use; 3) medication alone does not always return responding children to normal functioning; and 4) drug action cannot often be used to help with problems occurring in the children's home setting after school hours. The data here presented suggest strongly that behavior therapy can be effective for hyperkinesia. Since other therapeutic resources may be available in his community also, we urge the pediatrician to investigate and to make use of these resources as adjunctive or alternative approaches to the management of children diagnosed as being hyperkinetic. © 1976, Sage Publications. All rights reserved.

publication date

  • January 1, 1976

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start page

  • 510

end page

  • 515

volume

  • 15

issue

  • 6