What Does the MTA Study Tell Us about Effective Psychosocial Treatment for ADHD?

Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 114-121

  Greene, Ross W ^a   Ablon, J Stuart ^b  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CENTRAL STIMULANT AGENT; METHYLPHENIDATE;

ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CHILD; COGNITIVE THERAPY; HUMAN; MULTIMODALITY CANCER THERAPY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM STIMULANTS; CHILD; COGNITIVE THERAPY; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; HUMANS; METHYLPHENIDATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0035291740     PISSN: 15374416     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/S15374424JCCP3001_13     Document Type: Article

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