Methylphenidate effects on functional outcomes in the Preschoolers with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder Treatment Study (PATS)

Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 581-592

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

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^e NEW YORK STATE PSYCHIATRIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^h DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METHYLPHENIDATE; PLACEBO;

ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL GLOBAL IMPRESSION SCALE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG DOSE SEQUENCE; DRUG EFFECT; DYSTHYMIA; EARLY CHILDHOOD INVENTORY; EMOTION; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PARENTAL STRESS; PARENTING STRESS INDEX; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RATING SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; SOCIAL COMPETENCE SCALE; SOCIAL SKILL RATING SYSTEM; STRENGTH AND WEAKNESS OF ADHD SYMPTOM AND NORMAL BEHAVIOR; TREATMENT DURATION; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT;

AFFECT; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM STIMULANTS; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; METHYLPHENIDATE; PARENTS; SCHOOLS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 35848962522     PISSN: 10445463     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/cap.2007.0068     Document Type: Article

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