Il contenuto di questa sezione è stato – per praticità – distribuito in diversi “articoli”, raggruppati per argomento: il primo argomento riguarda gli aspetti scientifici, il secondo gli aspetti etici. Infine, riportiamo alcuni ulteriori contenuti di approfondimento.
In calce a questa pagina, si trovano tutti i riferimenti bibliografici citati e numerati progressivamente nei vari articoli. Buona lettura!

Aspetti scientifici (*)

(*) Si ringrazia per il prezioso contributo il professor William B. Carey, dottore in Medicina, Professore clinico di Pediatria presso la Scuola di Medicina dell’Università della Pennsylvania, direttore della Divisione di Pediatria Comportamentale di Pediatria Generale dell’Ospedale Pediatrico di Philadelphia.
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Aspetti etici (**)

(**)Informazioni più approfondite potranno venire richieste al nostro Comitato Etico comitatoetico @ giulemanidaibambini.org

Scheda di ulteriore approfondimento sull’ADHD

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78. – “Tired? Pop your pal’s ritalin” New York Post, Sun. 28 May 2000 – Christine Langdon

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79. “Bush’s bro: My son was a victim of school Rx – Readin’, ‘ritin’ & RITALIN” – New York Post, Wednesday, August 14 , 2002

80. (elenco aggiornato al gennaio 2003)
– Colorado State – Board of Education Resolution – 11/11/99
– National Black Caucus of State Legislators – 12/03/99
– Georgia R1079 – 05/01/00
– Texas State – Board of Education Resolution – 11/03/00
– Washington HB 2912 – 26/03/00
– Connecticut AB 5701 – 28/06/01
– Hawaii SC Resolution 92 – 12/04/01
– Minnesota HB 478 – 05/01
– North Carolina SB 542 – 25/05/01
– Utah HB 170 – 15/03/01
– Illinois – SB1718 – 16/07/02
– Virginia – HB 90 – 01/04/02
– National – NFWL (National Foundation of Women Legislators) Resolution – 25/11/02
– Texas – HB 320 – 20/12/02
– Alaska – SB 5 – introduced and pre filed, not assigned to a committee yet -10/01/03
– Arizona – HB 2007 – assigned to House Rules Committee in January 2003
– Arizona – SB 1034 – assigned to House Rules Committee in January 2003
– Colorado – HB 1172 – – assigned to Senate Rules Committee in January 2003
– Hawaii – HB 272 – SB 999 – HB 273 – SB 998 – HB 274 – SB 981 – HB 275 – SB 982 – All passed first reading 21/01/03
– Indiana – HB 1974 – to House Committee on Education – 25/01/03
– Kentucky – HJR 67 – introduced 10/01/03
– Massachusetts – SB 674 – to Joint Committee on Health Care – 01/01/03
– Mississippi – HB 94 – HB 168 – to Committee on Education and Health – 07/01/03
– New Hampshire – HB 378 – to Committee on Education – 09/01/03
– Vermont – SB 30 – to Senate Committee on Education – 09/01/03
– West Virginia – SB 122 – HB 2111 – to Senate Committee on Education – 10/01/03

81. “House Oks Ban on Forcing Kid’s Medication” by Elisabeth Wolfe – Associated Press, Mon. May, 26, 2003.

82. The truth behind Ritalin – http://www.ritalindeath.com/truth.html , vedi anche “Talking back to Ritalin”, Peter Breggin – Common Courage Press, 1998.

83. Nell’Ottobre 2000 il CUF ha invitato l’azienda produttrice del metilfenidato ad avviare le procedure per la registrazione sul mercato italiano. Attualmente il farmaco viene utilizzato in diversi centri a scopo sperimentale, sottoponendo adolescenti ed anche bambini in tenera età al trattamento

84. Vedasi il Nuovo testo unificato della proposta di legge Burani Procaccini – testo unico del relatore – Marzo 2003 – attualmente in esame alla Commissione Affari Sociali della Camera dei Deputati all’art. 14, che recita:
a) Per l’individuazione precoce delle situazioni di rischio psicopatologico e dei disturbi psichici, il Ministro della salute, con proprio decreto, stabilisce le modalità di realizzazione di specifici programmi atti alla diffusione di appropriati e soddisfacenti interventi presso le scuole, ad iniziare da quelle materne. I programmi devono prevedere procedure di screening e preparazione degli insegnanti.
b) Il Ministero della salute, con proprio decreto, stabilisce la realizzazione di programmi informativi per la popolazione al fine di ridurre e superare i pregiudizi dello stigma, promuove, inoltre programmi di formazione per medici di medicina generale nel settore della salute mentale e programmi di ricerca per la diagnosi precoce.