Psychopharmacological intervention III: A comparison of teacher perceptions of psychotropic medication for students with learning disabilities or serious emotional disturbance

Singh, Nirbhay N.; Epstein, Michael H.; Stout, Chris E.; Luebke, Jerry F.; Ellis, Cynthia R.

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“…School personnel (teachers and school psychologists) were reported to have made many (39%) of the initial referrals of children with suspected AD/HD (Weber, Frankenberger, & Heilman, 1992). One-third of teachers claimed to have been "often" involved and another one-third claimed to have been "always" involved in the initial referral for AD/HD (Singh, et al, 1990). Yet, it seems that teachers felt their training and knowledge about the use of medications for treating children with AD/HD was inadequate (Epstein, Singh, Luebke, & Stout, 1991;Singh, et al, 1990).…”

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“…One-third of teachers claimed to have been "often" involved and another one-third claimed to have been "always" involved in the initial referral for AD/HD (Singh, et al, 1990). Yet, it seems that teachers felt their training and knowledge about the use of medications for treating children with AD/HD was inadequate (Epstein, Singh, Luebke, & Stout, 1991;Singh, et al, 1990). Similar to college students, it is not clear how knowledgeable teachers are about the behavioral, social, educational, and side effects of stimulant medication treatment.…”

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“…Therefore, information regarding the effectiveness of stimulant medications should reflect a balanced review of current scientific knowledge and should be disseminated to school personnel including school psychologists, counselors, and teachers. Teachers also stated they believed children should be informed about potential side effects of medications before they are prescribed (Singh et al, 1990).…”

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“…In one survey, teachers noted tiredness/sedation, changes in attention span, and interference with learning as negative side effects of prescribed stimulant medications (Singh, Epstein, Luebke, & Singh, 1990). Frankenberger and Cannon (1999) discussed possible detrimental effects of stimulants in achievement areas due to the medications' propensity to reduce REM sleep.…”

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Effects of information on perceptions of stimulant medication efficacy for treatment of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder

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A study on the perceptions of stimulant medications prescribed for children with attention‐deficit hyperactivity disorder (AD/HD) was conducted. Students, enrolled in introductory level psychology courses at a midwestern university participated voluntarily in the study (N= 36). After viewing a video that simulated the feelings a child with AD/HD experiences, participants were randomly assigned to two treatment groups. The popular information group read an article on AD/HD similar to that which is most often presented to the public. This article included personal testimonials and lacked a discussion of side effects and areas where the medications have not been demonstrated to be efficacious. The scientific information group read a page of information that was compiled from the scientific literature and included both the positive effects, side effects, and areas where the medication has not been demonstrated to be efficacious. All participants then completed a questionnaire regarding their perceptions of the efficacy of the medications. A second scale measured participants' likelihood of recommending the use of stimulant medications for children with suspected AD/HD. Two 2×2 between‐subjects ANOVA's were employed. There were main effects for the type of article that was read, but no main effects for gender of participant. No significant interactions were found. There were no differences found between the gender of participants and their perceptions of stimulant medications based on the reading material presented to them. However, the type of information presented to the participants did influence their view of the efficacy of stimulant medications. In addition, the type of reading material also influenced the participants' view of the safety and recommended use of stimulant medications prescribed for children with AD/HD. © 1999 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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“…Singh, Epstein, Luebke, and Singh (1990) reported a study of 146 teachers of students with SED examining their perceptions and knowledge of the use of psychotropic medication in their students as did Epstein, Singh, Luebke, and Stout (1991) with 104 teachers of students with LD. Again, physicians were responsible for most medication-related decisions, with little input from the other professionals involved with the students.…”

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Ellis

1993

J Child Fam Stud

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In recent years, the pharmacological treatment of psychiatric and behavior disorders has moved away from treatment based solely on the concept of controlling problematic symptoms to an approach that is focused on the overall best interests of the patient. For example, psychotropic medications have traditionally been used to control the symptoms of many disorders for which there is no sound scientific evidence that they are effective. It was the realization that the short-and long-term adverse effects of these medications outweighed their benefit to the patients that forced many clinicians to rethink their reliance on psychotropic medications, and consider the full range of other treatment options. Thus, although there are some well-established indications for the use of psychotropic medications, professionals are consciously trying to decrease their use. Further, in contrast to the sole reliance on the medical profession for making medication-related decisions, there is an increasing emphasis on the involvement of multidisciplinary treatment teams in treatment decisions. Finally, refinements in assessment and data collection methods, such as structured interviews and behavioral observations, now provide clinicians with objective, data-based information that can be incorporated into medication decisions.As clinicians, we believe that we are practicing with the best interests of our patients at heart. To those of us who treat children or individuals with developmental disabilities, this is especially pertinent as we often assume the awesome responsibility of looking out for their best interest because they cannot do this for themselves. In the case of the pharmacological treatment of psychiatric and behavior problems, the current 1Assistant Professor of Pediatrics and Psychiatry,

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Parents' perceptions of the use of medication with children who are autistic

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Summers

1996

J Dev Phys Disabil

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Psychopharmacological intervention III: A comparison of teacher perceptions of psychotropic medication for students with learning disabilities or serious emotional disturbance

Cited by 14 publications

References 5 publications

Effects of information on perceptions of stimulant medication efficacy for treatment of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder

Effects of information on perceptions of stimulant medication efficacy for treatment of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder

On prescribing psychotropic medication

Parents' perceptions of the use of medication with children who are autistic

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