Useful references
- National Health and Medical Research Council. Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. Canberra, Commonwealth Department of Health and Family Services, 1997. Publication identification number 1938. http://www.nhmrc.gov.au/publications/synopses/adhdsyn.htm
- NSW Department of School Education. Talk Time Teamwork - Collaborative Management of Students with ADHD, 1995. Copies can be purchased from NSW Department of Education and Training Sales, phone (02) 97933086, fax (02) 97933242.
- The Royal Australasian College of Physicians, Paediatrics & Child Health Division. Medication Management for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: A Brief Guide for Parents and Non Health Professionals, July 2006
http://www.racp.edu.au/index.cfm?objectid=A4254F55-2A57-5487-DFE129631BCB4C59
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American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. Practice parameter for the assessment and treatment of children and adolescents with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder. Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry 2007; 46 (7): 894-921. http://www.aacap.org/cs/root/member_information/practice_information/practice_parameters/practice_parameters
- American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. Practice Parameter for the Use of Stimulant Medications in the Treatment of Children, Adolescents, and Adults. Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry 2002; 41 (2 Suppl): 26S-49S. http://www.aacap.org/cs/root/member_information/practice_information/practice_parameters/practice_parameters
- Committee on Quality Improvement, Subcommittee on Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder. Clinical practice guidelines: diagnosis and evaluation of the child with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder. Pediatrics 2000;105:1158-1170 http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/cgi/reprint/105/5/1158
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- Diagnosis and Treatment of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. National Institutes of Health Consens Statement 1998 Nov, 16-18; 16(2): 1-37. http://consensus.nih.gov/1998/1998AttentionDeficitHyperactivityDisorder110html.htm
- International consensus statement on ADHD, January 2002. Clinical Child and Family Psychology Review 2002; 5(2): 89-111 http://www.russellbarkley.org/adhd-consensys.htm
- New Zealand Ministry of Health. New Zealand Guidelines for the Assessment and Treatment of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder, 2001 www.moh.govt.nz/moh.nsf/0/4e1c3cddf420bcaecc256a8e007f12d9?OpenDocument
- Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network. Attention Deficit and Hyperkinetic Disorders in Children and Young People, 2001. www.sign.ac.uk/guidelines/published/
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- Child and Adolescent Mental Health Statewide Network (CAMHSNET), NSW Department of Health. The Clinician's Guide to Psychotropic Prescribing in Children & Adolescents. CAMHSNET provides acute and sub-acute mental health inpatient services to young people in New South Wales.
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- U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services, Office of Special Education Programs. Teaching Children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: Instructional Strategies and Practices. Washington DC, 2004 http://www.ed.gov/teachers/needs/speced/adhd/adhd-resource-pt2.pdf
- Collett BR, Ohan JL, Myers KM. Ten-year review of rating scales. V: scales assessing attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder. Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry 2003; 42:1015-1037
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- Achenbach TM. Manual for the Child Behavior Checklist/4-18 and 1991 Profile. Burlington: University of Vermont Department of Psychiatry, 1991
- American Academy of Pediatrics and National Institute for Children's Healthcare Quality. Caring for Children with ADHD: A Resource Toolkit for Clinicians. This is a toolkit of sample letters, tip sheets, and resource lists for ADHD. http://www.nichq.org/NICHQ/Topics/ChronicConditions/ADHD/
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