The action of stimulant drugs used in the treatment of ADHD increases the availability of a certain neurotransmitter, leading to which of the current popular ideas on the etiology of ADHD?
a. norepinephrine theory
b. serotonin hypothesis
c. monoamine theory
d. dopamine hypothesis
D
Because stimulant drugs (the mainstay of treatment for ADHD) increase the availability of the neurotransmitter dopamine, "the dopamine hypothesis" of ADHD causation has gained a wide following. This hypothesis suggests that ADHD is due to inadequate availability of dopamine in the central nervous system.
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