Effects of methylphenidate treatment in children with mental retardation and ADHD: Individual variation in medication response

Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 686-698

  Pearson, Deborah A ^a,f,g   Lane, David M ^c   Santos, Cynthia W ^a,f   Casat, Charles D ^e   Jerger, Susan W ^b   Loveland, Katherine A ^a,g   Faria, Laura P ^a   Mansour, Rosleen ^a   Henderson, Jill A ^a   Payne, Christa D ^a,g   Roache, John D ^d   Lachar, David ^a,f   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; Behavior; Children; Cognition; Mental retardation; Methylphenidate

Indexed keywords

METHYLPHENIDATE; PLACEBO; CENTRAL STIMULANT AGENT;

AGE; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DOSE RESPONSE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; PARENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOPHARMACOTHERAPY; SCHOOL CHILD; TASK PERFORMANCE; TEACHER; TREATMENT OUTCOME; BEHAVIOR; CHILD;

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

EID: 2942714915     PISSN: 08908567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.chi.0000120024.14101.96     Document Type: Article

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