The Neuropsychological Effects of Chronic Methylphenidate on Drug-Naive Boys with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder

Biological Psychiatry

Volumn 62, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 954-962

  Coghill, David R ^a   Rhodes, Sinead M ^a   Matthews, Keith ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder; cognition; executive functioning; methylphenidate; randomized controlled trial; stimulant

Indexed keywords

METHYLPHENIDATE; PLACEBO;

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; BRAIN FUNCTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MEGADOSE; HUMAN; LOW DRUG DOSE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEMORY; MENTAL TASK; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECOGNITION; SCHOOL CHILD; TASK PERFORMANCE; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ASSOCIATION LEARNING; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM STIMULANTS; CHILD; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; DRUG ADMINISTRATION ROUTES; HUMANS; MALE; METHYLPHENIDATE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; PROBLEM SOLVING; REACTION TIME; RECOGNITION (PSYCHOLOGY); TIME FACTORS;

EID: 35248826566     PISSN: 00063223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2006.12.030     Document Type: Article

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