A pilot investigation of teachers' perceptions of psychotropic drug use in schools

Journal of Attention Disorders

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 172-177

  Lien, My T ^a   Carlson, John S ^a,b   Hunter Oehmke, Shana ^a   Knapp, Kelly A ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b 431 Erickson Hall ^*

Author keywords

ADHD; Medication; Schools; Teachers

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; ANXIOLYTIC AGENT; CENTRAL STIMULANT AGENT; METHYLPHENIDATE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; ATTITUDE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COOPERATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITY;

ADULT; ANTI-ANXIETY AGENTS; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; ATTITUDE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM STIMULANTS; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FACULTY; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; METHYLPHENIDATE; MICHIGAN; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 34547884596     PISSN: 10870547     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1087054707300992     Document Type: Article

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