To medicate or not to medicate? the decision-making process of Western Australian parents following their child's diagnosis with an Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

International Journal of Disability, Development and Education

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 111-128

  Taylor, Myra ^a   O'Donoghue, Tom ^a   Houghton, Stephen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder diagnosis; Decision making; Medication; Parents

Indexed keywords

EID: 33644687649     PISSN: 1034912X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10349120500510115     Document Type: Article

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