Can behavioral sensory processing problems guide us to a better pharmacological management of children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder? A case report

Psychiatry

Volumn 6, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 40-43

  Ghanizadeh, Ahmad ^a  

^a SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

ADHD; Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder; Autism; Lip; Methylphenidate; Nail; Sensory

Indexed keywords

METHYLPHENIDATE;

ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; AUTISM; BLEEDING; CASE REPORT; CHILD; DESENSITIZATION; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DRUG DOSE TITRATION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; EVENING DOSAGE; FEMALE; HABIT; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LIP BITING; MALE; MORNING DOSAGE; OLFACTORY DISCRIMINATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL CHILD; SENSORY SYSTEM; SIDE EFFECT; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; TACTILE DISCRIMINATION;

EID: 77649092363     PISSN: 15505952     EISSN: 15555194     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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