TRUE, COMPLETE, INFORMED CONSENT IN ADHD (Is Dr. Sinaiko’s Treatment Worse than any Other?)   by Fred A. Baughman Jr., MD © 8/1/99   The Medical Board of California (MBC) has recently challenged the practice of an allergist, a Dr. Robert Sinaiko, who, believing that Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (American Psychiatric Association, Diagnostic and Statistical… Read more »

Monday July 31 6:07 PM ET Controversy Over Stimulant Use Among Children NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Experts continue to debate the use of stimulant medications, such as Ritalin, among American children with and without attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). A recent study is adding fuel to the fire. “We know little about the degree… Read more »

[Dr. Baughman- Commentary on So-Called 'Biological Psychiatry' 8-2-00 ] Children, Mental Health Treatments Statement From Michael Faenza, NMHA President and CEO ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 1 /PRNewswire/ — Mental health problems in children and youth are real, common, diagnosable and treatable. Unfortunately, only one-third of all young people with… Read more »

[Dr. Baughman- Commentary on So-Called 'Biological' Psychiatry, 8/2/00] Drug OK Could Be a Boon for Alza FDA approves firm’s pill for hyperactivity Tom Abate, Chronicle Staff Writer Wednesday, August 2, 2000 ———————————————————— The U.S. Food and Drug Administration yesterday approved a one-a-day pill for attention-deficit disorder that… Read more »

[Dr. Baughman- Commentary on So-Called 'Biological' Psychiatry, 8/2/00] In Genetics in Medicine: Real Promises, Unreal Expectations, by Steve Jones, for the Milbank Memorial Fund, we read: “To type “OMIM” …reaches the database Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man, maintained by the National Institutes of Health. …At last count, 10,000 distinct… Read more »