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What year did Ritalin treatment start for patients with ADHD?

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It is a tricky question, because ADHD as such didn't exist until 1980 with the publication of DSM-III (technically, it was called 'ADD, with or without hyperactivity'). Before that, the closest disorder in the DSM-II was called 'Hyperkinetic Reaction of Childhood. read more

As for its treatment, Benzedrine (an even blend of l-amphetamine and d-amphetamine) was found to be a useful treatment for hyperactive children in 1937. Methylphenidate (branded 'Ritalin') was licensed in 1955, and began being prescribed to hyperactive children in 1960, though the number of prescriptions really began to soar in the early 1990s. read more

The FDA approved the psychostimulant Ritalin (methylphenidate) in 1955. It became more popular as an ADHD treatment as the disorder became better understood and diagnoses increased. The medicine is still used to treat ADHD today. read more

ADHD was literally voted into existance in 1987 by the American Psychiatric Association and added to their billing book DSM(Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders) The list of so called symptoms could describe any normal energetic child yet psychiatrists try to promote it as a brain disorder. read more

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