Stimulant treatment in children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder moderates adolescent academic outcome

Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 449-459

  Powers, Robyn L ^a   Marks, David J ^b   Miller, Carlin J ^c   Newcorn, Jeffrey H ^b   Halperin, Jeffrey M ^a,b,d  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR   (Canada)

^d CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PSYCHOSTIMULANT AGENT;

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; RATING SCALE; SCHOOL CHILD;

ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM STIMULANTS; CHILD; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 54249133889     PISSN: 10445463     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/cap.2008.021     Document Type: Article

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