Methylphenidate and attentional training: Comparative effects on behavior and neurocognitive performance in twin girls with attention- deficit/hyperactivity disorder

Behavior Modification

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 428-450

  Rapport, Mark D ^a,b,c   Loo, Sandra ^a,d   Isaacs, Patti ^a,e   Goya, Susan ^a,e   Denney, Colin ^a,e   Scanlan, Sean ^a,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^b FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^e Children's Learning Clinic

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METHYLPHENIDATE;

ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CHILD PSYCHIATRY; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MINIMAL BRAIN DYSFUNCTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0029744446     PISSN: 01454455     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/01454455960204004     Document Type: Article

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