Controlled stimulant treatment of ADHD and comorbid Tourette's syndrome: Effects of stimulant and dose

Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 589-596

  Castellanos, F Xavier ^a,d   Giedd, Jay N ^a   Elia, Josephine ^b   Marsh, Wendy L ^a   Ritchie, Gail F ^c   Hamburger, Susan D ^a   Rapoport, Judith L ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH   (United States)

^b DREXEL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Center for Mental Health Services   (United States)

^d Bldg 10 ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

attention deficit hyperactivity disorder; dextroamphetamine; double blind clinical trial; methylphenidate; tic disorders

Indexed keywords

DEXAMPHETAMINE; METHYLPHENIDATE; PLACEBO;

ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOSE RESPONSE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG TOLERANCE; FOLLOW UP; GILLES DE LA TOURETTE SYNDROME; HUMAN; MALE; MINIMAL BRAIN DYSFUNCTION; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 0030895676     PISSN: 08908567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004583-199705000-00008     Document Type: Article

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