Controversial approaches to treating learning disabilities and attention deficit disorder. Export

@article{citeulike:3058753, abstract = {It is estimated that between 3\% and 7\% of children and adolescents in this country--up to 4 million--are learning disabled. Of this group, about 20\% also have attention deficit disorder. Many professionals in multiple disciplines have proposed treatment approaches. When research has been done to support the approach, the reports and data may be published in journals not normally read by the practicing physician. When research data are not available, the information may be in a popular book, newspapers, or lay magazines or on television. Thus, parents may know of ideas and suggestions before the professional in clinical practice. These acceptable and controversial approaches to treatment are reviewed. It is understandable that a parent would seek out improved ways of helping his or her child. I reviewed the significant literature in an effort to assist the practicing physician in providing appropriate parental guidance and clinical interventions.}, author = {Silver, L. B.}, citeulike-article-id = {3058753}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2875647}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://www.hubmed.org/display.cgi?uids=2875647}, issn = {0002-922X}, journal = {American journal of diseases of children (1960)}, keywords = {attention, controversial, deficit, disorder, learning}, month = {October}, number = {10}, pages = {1045--1052}, posted-at = {2008-07-30 09:41:57}, priority = {2}, title = {Controversial approaches to treating learning disabilities and attention deficit disorder.}, url = {http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2875647}, volume = {140}, year = {1986} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:3058753 L3 - citeulike-article-id:3058753 N2 - It is estimated that between 3% and 7% of children and adolescents in this country--up to 4 million--are learning disabled. Of this group, about 20% also have attention deficit disorder. Many professionals in multiple disciplines have proposed treatment approaches. When research has been done to support the approach, the reports and data may be published in journals not normally read by the practicing physician. When research data are not available, the information may be in a popular book, newspapers, or lay magazines or on television. Thus, parents may know of ideas and suggestions before the professional in clinical practice. These acceptable and controversial approaches to treatment are reviewed. It is understandable that a parent would seek out improved ways of helping his or her child. I reviewed the significant literature in an effort to assist the practicing physician in providing appropriate parental guidance and clinical interventions. IS - 10 JF - American journal of diseases of children (1960) SN - 0002-922X EP - 1052 TI - Controversial approaches to treating learning disabilities and attention deficit disorder. VL - 140 SP - 1045 KW - attention KW - controversial KW - deficit KW - disorder KW - learning AU - Silver, LB PY - 1986/10// UR - http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2875647 ER -