Treatment effects of methylphenidate on cognitive functioning in children with mental retardation and ADHD

Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 677-685

  Pearson, Deborah A ^a,f,g   Santos, Cynthia W ^a,f   Casat, Charles D ^e   Lane, David M ^c   Jerger, Susan W ^b   Roache, John D ^d   Loveland, Katherine A ^a,g   Lachar, David ^a,f   Faria, Laura P ^a   Payne, Christa D ^a   Cleveland, Lynne A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b Center for Brain Health   (United States)

^c RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UT S Antonio Dept Psychiat/B S

^e LEVINE CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^f UT Harris County Psychiatric Center   (United States)

^g UT Grad Sch of Biomedical Science   (United States)

Author keywords

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder; Children; Cognition; Mental retardation; Methylphenidate

Indexed keywords

METHYLPHENIDATE; PLACEBO; CENTRAL STIMULANT AGENT;

AGE; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; AUDITORY STIMULATION; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DOSE RESPONSE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFECT; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMPULSIVENESS; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOPHARMACOTHERAPY; SCHOOL CHILD; TASK PERFORMANCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL STIMULATION; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHILD; SHORT TERM MEMORY;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATTENTION; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM STIMULANTS; CHILD; COGNITION; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; MENTAL RETARDATION; METHYLPHENIDATE;

EID: 2942709557     PISSN: 08908567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.chi.0000124461.81324.13     Document Type: Article

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