Efficacy and safety of immediate-release methylphenidate treatment for preschoolers with ADHD

Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Volumn 45, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 1284-1293

  Greenhill, Laurence ^a   Kollins, Scott ^b   Abikoff, Howard ^c   McCracken, James ^g   Riddle, Mark ^d   Swanson, James ^h   McGough, James ^g   Wigal, Sharon ^h   Wigal, Tim ^h   Vitiello, Benedetto ^j   Skrobala, Anne ^a   Posner, Kelly ^a   Ghuman, Jaswinder ^e   Cunningham, Charles ^f   Davies, Mark ^a   Chuang, Shirley ^a   Cooper, Tom ^a,i  

^a NEW YORK STATE PSYCHIATRIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^f MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^g UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^h UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

ⁱ NATHAN S KLINE INSTITUTE FOR PSYCHIATRIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^j NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH   (United States)

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Author keywords

Adverse events; Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder; Preschool; Psychopharmacology; Treatment

Indexed keywords

METHYLPHENIDATE; PLACEBO;

ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DOSE RESPONSE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SEIZURE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TITRIMETRY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT;

ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM STIMULANTS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; METHYLPHENIDATE; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33750523835     PISSN: 08908567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.chi.0000235077.32661.61     Document Type: Article

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