Impact of methylphenidate delivery profiles on driving performance of adolescents with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder: A pilot study

Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 269-275

  Cox, Daniel J ^a   Merkel, R Lawrence ^a   Penberthy, Jennifer Kim ^a   Kovatchev, Boris ^a   Hankin, Cheryl S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^b McNeil Consumer and Specialty Pharmaceutical   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder; Automobile driving drug effects

Indexed keywords

METHYLPHENIDATE; CENTRAL STIMULANT AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED RELEASE FORMULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DOSE RESPONSE; DRIVING ABILITY; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; DRUG EFFECT; HUMAN; MALE; OSMOSIS; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CAR DRIVING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DELAYED RELEASE FORMULATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM STIMULANTS; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DELAYED-ACTION PREPARATIONS; HUMANS; MALE; METHYLPHENIDATE; PILOT PROJECTS; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD;

EID: 2342440257     PISSN: 08908567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004583-200403000-00007     Document Type: Article

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