Recent increases in attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) diagnoses, and the escalation
of stimulant prescriptions, has raised concern about diversion and abuse of stimulants, …

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Department of Psychology, 236 Audubon Hall, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA …

Antipsychotic medications have been used to treat a variety of behavioral and psychiatric
disturbances in persons with mental retardation. Given the well-documented side effects of …

Archival data of inpatient defendants referred for competency restoration were used to make
comparisons between those who were restored to competency (CST; n 43) and those who …

Using the Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale (BPRS), four groups of schizophrenic inpatients (n=
59) were operationally defined: Nonresponders (< 20% decrease from pre-drug baseline); …

The relevant literature concerning cognitive effects of amphetamine and methylphenidate,
was reviewed, with an emphasis on research conducted in adults diagnosed with attention-…

… Claire Advokat, PhD, is a professor of biological psychology in the psychology
department of Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Her research program in …

Since the initial discovery of the first antidepressants in the 1950s, at least two generations of
these medications have come to market. Following a brief historical introduction, this paper …

… Claire Advokat is a professor of biological psychology in the Psychology Department of
Louisiana State University. Her primary focus of research is the psychopharmacology of drugs …

… D/ND, n = 10), and participants with a disability who completed the survey in the presence of
another person with a disability (D/D… Claire Advokat, PhD, is a professor of psychol.ogy, with …