Stimulant Effects on Aggressive Behavior and ADHD

Abstract

The effect of stimulants on overt (physical assault or temper outburst) and covert (cheating, lying, stealing, vandalism) aggression-related behaviors in children with ADHD was determined by literature meta-analysis at the University of Massachusetts Medical School and Northeastern University, Boston.

Keywords

• aggressive-related behaviors
• conduct disorder
• psychiatric comorbidity