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[Experimental and clinical pharmacology of psychostimulants]
M Bourin1, J M Le Melledo, M Malinge
1Département de pharmacologie, Faculté de médecine, Nantes, France.
Canadian Journal of Psychiatry. Revue Canadienne De Psychiatrie
|September 1, 1995
Abstract
Objective:
To examine the fact that, after 50 years, the introduction of amphetamines for therapeutic purposes, psychostimulants such as methylphenidate have proved to be effective medications used in the treatment of childhood hyperactivity, yet misunderstood.
Method:
A review of the literature is undertaken on the use of psychostimulants in children and adults.
Results:
Studies evaluating their helpfulness in adults are for the most part outdated and nonexploratory.
Conclusion:
their rehabilitation could prove to be useful for young and older adults, on condition that their target syndromes are studied more thoroughly.