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Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder psychopharmacology for college students.

Staufer WB, Greydanus DE

Sindecuse Health Center, Western Michigan University, 1903 W. Michigan, Kalamazoo, MI 49008-5445, USA.

This article is written as a practical guide for the use of medications in the management of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder in college students. It includes a review of the common medications used and an algorithm of treatment using these medications. Practical guidelines are presented along with comments regarding more common side effects. The article also addresses some concerns about abuse of psychostimulants by college students.

Published 7 March 2005 in Pediatr Clin North Am, 52(1): 71-84, viii.
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