AAP News Vol. 12 No. 7 July 1996, p. 26
© 1996 American Academy of Pediatrics
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Stay off Ritalin bandwagon

Lydia Furman M.D., FAAP1

1 Cleveland Heights, OH

I object to the article on Ritalin in the May AAP News ("Medical experts defend against Ritalin charges"). Readers are presented with a series of rationalizations regarding the astounding increase in the prescription of Ritalin for attention deficit disorder (ADD). I am concerned that:

• There is still no biological basis for the diagnosis of ADD.