Atomoxetine/Methylphenidate Effects on Social Play Behavior

J Gordon Millichap

doi:10.15844/pedneurbriefs-29-2-1

Atomoxetine/Methylphenidate Effects on Social Play Behavior

Pediatric Neurology Briefs

Volume 29 (2015): Issue 2

By: J Gordon Millichap

Open Access

|Feb 2015

Abstract

Researchers at Utrecht University, The Netherlands, and University “Roma Tre,” Rome, Italy, studied the neural substrates of the previously identified social play-suppressant effects of methylphenidate (MPH) and atomoxetine, drugs widely used for the treatment of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.15844/pedneurbriefs-29-2-1 | Journal eISSN: 2166-6482

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Language: English

Page range: 10 - 10

Submitted on: Feb 4, 2015

Accepted on: Feb 20, 2015

Published on: Feb 25, 2015

Published by: Pediatric Neurology Briefs Publishers

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