Western Michigan University ScholarWorks at WMU Master's Theses Graduate College 4-1974 A Review of Research with Benzedrine, Dexedrine, and Ritalin on the Hyperkinetic Behavior Syndrome William J. Hampstead Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/masters_theses Part of the Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy Commons Recommended Citation Hampstead, William J., "A Review of Research with Benzedrine, Dexedrine, and Ritalin on the Hyperkinetic Behavior Syndrome" (1974). Master's Theses. 2539. https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/masters_theses/2539 This Masters Thesis-Open Access is brought to you for free and open access by the Graduate College at ScholarWorks at WMU. It has been accepted for inclusion in Master's Theses by an authorized administrator of ScholarWorks at WMU. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. A REVIEW CF RESEARCH WITH BENZEDRINE, DEXEDRINE, AND RITALIN ON THE HYPERKINETIC BEHAVIOR SYNDROME by William J. Hampstead A Thesis Submitted to the Faculty of The Graduate College in partial fulfillment of the Degree of Master of Arts Western Michigan University Kalamazoo, Michigan April 1974 Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission. DJTRODUCTION Chemotherapy is a term applied to the use of a medicinal drug with the intent of alleviating a diagnosed acute illness or chronic disease. As applied to a form of therapeutic intervention directed toward children exhibiting the symptomatology of the hyperkinetic behavior syndrome, chemotherapy appears to have been a relatively hit or miss affair. Consequently, the concept of a medicinal drug in relation to these children has been severely criticized by various segments of society who have a personal interest in the subject, such as teachers, parents, and physicians.