Effectiveness of methylphenidate in the 10-month continuation phase of the Preschoolers with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder Treatment Study (PATS)

Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 593-603

  Vitiello, Benedetto ^a   Abikoff, Howard B ^b   Chuang, Shirley Z ^c   Kollins, Scott H ^d   McCracken, James T ^e   Riddle, Mark A ^f   Swanson, James M ^g   Wigal, Tim ^g   McGough, James J ^e   Ghuman, Jaswinder K ^h   Wigal, Sharon B ^g   Skrobala, Anne M ^c   Davies, Mark ^c   Posner, Kelly ^c   Cunningham, Charles ⁱ   Greenhill, Laurence L ^c  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH   (United States)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY CHILD STUDY CENTER   (United States)

^c NEW YORK STATE PSYCHIATRIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^f DEPARTMENT OF PATHOLOGY   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^h UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

ⁱ MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATOMOXETINE; CENTRAL STIMULANT AGENT; METHYLPHENIDATE;

ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILDREN GLOBAL ASSESSMENT SCALE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL GLOBAL IMPRESSION SCALE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; EMOTIONALITY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; IRRITABILITY; MAINTENANCE THERAPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPEN STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OUTPATIENT; PARENTING STRESS INDEX SHORT FORM; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RATING SCALE; SCALE STRENGTH AND WEAKNESS OF ADHD SYMPTOM AND NORMAL BEHAVIOR; SCORING SYSTEM; SIDE EFFECT; SOCIAL COMPETENCE SCALE; SOCIAL SKILL RATING SYSTEM; SWANSON NOLAN AND PELHAM QUESTIONNAIRE; TIC; TREATMENT DURATION; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM STIMULANTS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; METHYLPHENIDATE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PARENTS; PATIENT DROPOUTS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 35848947225     PISSN: 10445463     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/cap.2007.0058     Document Type: Article

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