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Treatment of ADHD with Fluoxetine: A Preliminary Trial
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Treatment of ADHD with Fluoxetine: A Preliminary Trial

LES BARRICKMAN, RUSSELL NOYES, SAMUEL KUPERMAN, ELIZABETH SCHUMACHER and MICHELE VERDA
Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Vol.30(5), pp.762-767
09/1991
DOI: 10.1097/00004583-199109000-00010
PMID: 1938791

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Abstract

Nineteen children and adolescents with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder were treated with fluoxetine hydrochloride. The drug was administered in an open-label fashion for 6 weeks. At completion of the study, nearly 60% were judged to be at least moderately improved. No effects on appetite or weight were observed, and side effects were minimal. These findings suggest that fluoxetine may prove to be an alternative treatment for some attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder patients.

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