See also:

• Health: Mental Health: Disorders: Child and Adolescent: ADD and ADHD  (67)
• Health: Mental Health: Disorders: Neurodevelopmental: ADD and ADHD  (146)
• Health: Pharmacy: Drugs and Medications: M: Methylphenidate  (7)
• Society: Issues: Education: Behavior Medication  (5)

• ADHD and Medication - Balanced information on the proper use of Ritalin in individuals who might have attention deficit disorder.
• ADHD Study: Study Points to More Targeted Use of Ritalin: Drug Not Effective For All - 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.
• Better Children through Chemistry - Article, presented by Meta News, on the use of drugs, particularly Ritalin, to combat ADD.
• Comparison of Ritalin to EEG Biofeedback to Attend Nutraceutical - TOVA study laying out the comparison between these two treatments.
• Consumers Review Ritalin - Consumers who use Ritalin report the benefits and side effects they experienced.
• The Fraud of Child Psychiatry, ADD/ADHD, Attention Deficit Disorder, and Ritalin - Review of two books that take a cautious view of ADHD treatment. Includes reprinted articles on the myth of attention deficit disorders and psychatric medications.
• The Merrow Report: Attention Deficit Disorder - A Dubious Diagnosis? - Program guide to the PBS documentary. Includes information about CHADD, an interview with a child psychologist, an article by a 14 year old with ADD, and a transcript of the program.
• No More Ritalin - Book by Dr. Mary Ann Block covering the use of Ritalin and a non-drug approach to treating children diagnosed with ADHD.
• Parents Told to Give Child Ritalin - Parents are told by the court to give their child Ritalin.
• Resolution to Ban Ritalin - Presentation by Patti Johnson, Colorado State Board of Education, encouraging the banning of Ritalin.
• Ritalin and ADD/ADHD. - Information on the use of Ritalin on school children; side effects and evidence of over-medication; tips for parents on how to tell if their child needs Ritalin and how they can help their child handle the symptoms for which they have been prescribed the drug.
• Ritalin and Junk Science - Alternative viewpoints on Ritalin use for ADHD, hyperactivity, and impulsivity in children. Includes contact information.
• Ritalin: Child Abuse On Prescription? - An article by a campaigning journalist in the UK, analysing the marketing and use of Ritalin and related medications.
• Ritalin Side Effects? - Two M.D.s describe potential side effects of Ritalin.

• Inquiry After Tenfold Rise in 'Chemical Cosh' Cases - Report on an inquiry, ordered by the NHS watchdog, Quality Improvement Scotland, into prescription rates for Ritalin. Includes links to related articles in The Scotsman. (December 10, 2004)
• JS Online: Lawmakers hear stories of Ritalin overuse - Lawmakers on the House Education and Workforce Committee hear complaints and comments about the use and abuse of Ritalin. (May, 2000)
• Why Ritalin Rules - How has it come to pass that where every child from preschool onward can recite the "anti-drug" catechism by heart, millions of children are being legally drugged with a substance so similar to cocaine that, as one journalist accurately summarized the science, "it takes a chemist to tell the difference"? (April, 1999)
• Ritalin - Miracle Drug or Cop-Out? - Republication of an article by Ken Livingston. (April, 1997)