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Return to ADDvisor Volume 4 2002 Index Number 6 March 15, 2002 ========================================== AACAP GUIDELINES FOR USE OF STIMULANT MEDICATION ========================================== In an article published by The Brown University Child and Adolescent Behavior Letter for March 2002, an overview of the AACAP (American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry) guidelines for the use of stimulant medication was published. The AACAP guidelines provide a comprehensive overview of the use of stimulants for children, adolescents and adults. It also includes an appropriate plan for physicians prescribing stimulant medication. The plan includes: 1. Documentation of prior treatment 2. Obtaining a baseline blood pressure, pulse, height and weight. 3. Selecting the order of stimulants to be used. 4. Using the recommended starting dose of each stimulant. 5. Deciding on both a minimum and maximum dose. 6. Managing treatment-related side effects. 7. Providing a schedule for monitoring the drug maintenance phase. The guidelines are published in the February 6th issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association. CONTACT INFORMATION _______________________ Alan R. Graham, Ph.D. Bill Benninger, Ph.D. ADDvisor.com Voice: 1-866-ADDvisor Fax: 847-824-2386 Email: Alan@ADDvisor.com Bill@ADDvisor.com Web: www.ADDvisor.com (c) Copyright 2002 ADDvisor.com, Ltd. All rights reserved The above material may be retransmitted or distributed to whomever you wish as long as not a single word is changed, added or deleted, including the contact information. However, you may not copy it to a web site. Republication of "The ADDvisor" in paper media is encouraged and permitted by organizations and associations which serve parents of ADHD children at the national, state and/or local level as long as the issue is reprinted in its entirety without charge and includes the contact information. With advance permission, we are happy to edit an issue to fit your space requirements. Republication is also encouraged under other circumstances, however, the advance permission of ADDvisor.com, Ltd. must be obtained in the event that changes in the text are desired or republication is to be made by individuals or by organizations other than those mentioned above.
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