http://www.thriving-child.com/blog/2009/04/adhd-medication-long-term-issues/ Robyn Howisey, M.A. - Child and teen counselor in Seattle. Therapy to thrive! Tue, 11 Aug 2009 07:44:28 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.thriving-child.com/blog/2009/04/adhd-medication-long-term-issues/comment-page-1/#comment-2658 Topics about Seattle » ADHD medication - long term issues Mon, 27 Apr 2009 21:15:43 +0000 http://thriving-childseattleblog.com/?p=127#comment-2658 [...] Seattle Child Therapy - Thriving Child Blog created an interesting post today on ADHD medication - long term issuesHere’s a short outlinehttp://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/health/2008942084_hyper29.html Check out this article from the Seattle Times reviewing a study done on the long term use of ADHD medication. The study shows that over the long terms (over 3 years) that children given ADHD medication were not any better than children not given medication. And that the kiddos on medication for 36 months were an inch shorter and 6 lbs lighter than children not on medication. James Swanson, a co-author of the study said, “If [...] [...] Seattle Child Therapy – Thriving Child Blog created an interesting post today on ADHD medication – long term issuesHere’s a short outlinehttp://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/health/2008942084_hyper29.html Check out this article from the Seattle Times reviewing a study done on the long term use of ADHD medication. The study shows that over the long terms (over 3 years) that children given ADHD medication were not any better than children not given medication. And that the kiddos on medication for 36 months were an inch shorter and 6 lbs lighter than children not on medication. James Swanson, a co-author of the study said, “If [...]

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