In the one hour documentary Medicating Kids, FRONTLINE examines the dramatic increase in the prescription of behavior-modifying drugs for children. Are these medications really necessary "and safe" for young children, or merely a harried nation's quick fix for annoying, yet age-appropriate, behavior
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Livingston is a professor in the Department of Psychology and Program in Cognitive Science at Vassar College. Reprinted with permission of the author from The Public Interest , No. 127 (Spring 1997), pp. 3-18 1997 by National Affairs Inc. Imagine yourself sitting in a classroom--say, a fourth-grade social-studies class. There is a teacher at the front of the room, but a groundskeeper mowing ...
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While examining the brains of hyperactive, inattentive boys, Harvard researchers found a reduced flow of blood into a specific area of the brain known as the putamen which helps to control movement and attention.
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