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Childhood Chemotherapy and Later Drug Abuse and Growth Curve: A Follow-Up Study of 30 Adolescents

LEAH BECK, WILLIAM S. LANGFORD, MARY MACKAY, and GRACE SUMAuthors Info & Affiliations

Publication: American Journal of Psychiatry

Volume 132, Number 4

https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.132.4.436

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The authors studied the correlation of methylphenidate medication in childhood with later drug abuse and growth in height. Thirty adolescents with histories of minimal brain dysfunction who had been treated for at least six months with chemotherapy were compared with 30 adolescents who had not been so treated. The findings do not indicate that methylphenidate prescribed in childhood contributed to later drug abuse or seriously interfered with growth in height.

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American Journal of Psychiatry

Volume 132 • Number 4 • April 1975

Pages: 436 - 438

PubMed: 1119596

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Published in print: April 1975

Published online: 1 April 2006

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LEAH BECK

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WILLIAM S. LANGFORD

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MARY MACKAY

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GRACE SUM

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Assistant Clinical Professor of Psychiatry, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, 722 West 168th St., New York, N.Y. 10032

Professor Emeritus of Child Psychiatry, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, 722 West 168th St., New York, N.Y. 10032

Chief Social Worker, Child Psychiatry, Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center, New York, N.Y.

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Childhood Chemotherapy and Later Drug Abuse and Growth Curve: A Follow-Up Study of 30 Adolescents

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