A Pilot Investigation of Teachers' Perceptions of Psychotropic Drug Use in Schools

Autor/inn/en	Lien, My T.; Carlson, John S.; Hunter-Oehmke, Shana; Knapp, Kelly A.
Titel	A Pilot Investigation of Teachers' Perceptions of Psychotropic Drug Use in Schools
Quelle	In: Journal of Attention Disorders, 11 (2007) 2, S.172-178 (7 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1087-0547
DOI	10.1177/1087054707300992
Schlagwörter	Drug Use; Drug Therapy; Teachers; Interviews; Elementary School Teachers; Elementary School Students; Parent Teacher Cooperation; Health Personnel; Knowledge Level; Attention Deficit Disorders; Symptoms (Individual Disorders); Outcomes of Treatment; Psychiatry; Teacher Attitudes; Student Behavior; Michigan + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Drug consumption; Substance abuse; Drogenkonsum; Lehrer; Lehrerin; Lehrende; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Elementary school; Teacher; Teachers; Grundschule; Volksschule; Parent teacher relation; Parent-teacher cooperation; Parent-teacher relation; Parent-teacher relationship; Parent teacher relationship; Eltern-Lehrer-Beziehung; Medizinisches Personal; Wissensbasis; Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder; ADHS; Aufmerksamkeits-Defizit-Hyperaktivitäts-Störung; Aufmerksamkeitsstörung; Psychiatrische Symptomatik; Psychiatrie; Lehrerverhalten; Student behaviour; Schülerverhalten
Abstract	Objective: Children's behavior at school often leads to parental interest in seeking physician treatment. This study examines teachers' knowledge and perceptions of psychotropic drug use in schools. Method: Structured interviews were conducted with 27 general education teachers from a diverse representation of elementary schools within central Michigan. Information on (a) current use of psychotropic medications by their students, (b) consultation and collaboration with parents and mental health professionals, and (c) knowledge of the properties and side effects of Ritalin was gathered. Results: Teachers report limited knowledge of how and why medication treatment works despite reporting that 11.5% of their students were currently being prescribed a psychotropic medication. Teachers indicate little communication with parents or professionals regarding medication use or the side effects associated with their use. Conclusion: Issues related to the amount of knowledge that school professionals should have about this increasingly used treatment remain unresolved and warrant further research. (Contains 1 table.) (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10