Pharmacotherapy for Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder: From Cells to Circuits

Neurotherapeutics

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 610-621

  Minzenberg, Michael J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder; Cognition; Dopamine; Neuropharmacology; Norepinephrine; Psychostimulants

Indexed keywords

ALPHA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; AMFEBUTAMONE; AMPHETAMINE; ATOMOXETINE; CENTRAL STIMULANT AGENT; CLONIDINE; DESIPRAMINE; DOPAMINE; DOPAMINE 2 RECEPTOR; DOPAMINE 3 RECEPTOR; DOPAMINE TRANSPORTER; GUANFACINE; LISDEXAMPHETAMINE; METHYLPHENIDATE; MODAFINIL; NORADRENALIN; NORADRENALIN TRANSPORTER; RACLOPRIDE C 11; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; BEHAVIOR; BRAIN FUNCTION; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED DRUG RELEASE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG RECEPTOR BINDING; DRUG SAFETY; FUNCTIONAL NEUROIMAGING; HUMAN; LOW DRUG DOSE; MOOD; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NEUROPHARMACOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANIMALS; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; BRAIN; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM STIMULANTS; COGNITION DISORDERS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; HUMANS; NERVE NET; NEUROIMAGING;

EID: 84866460785     PISSN: 19337213     EISSN: 18787479     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13311-012-0128-7     Document Type: Review

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