Representativeness of participants in a clinical trial for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder? Comparison with adults from a large observational study

Journal of Clinical Psychiatry

Volumn 71, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 1612-1616

  Surman, Craig B H ^a   Monuteaux, Michael C ^a   Petty, Carter R ^a   Faraone, Stephen V ^b   Spencer, Thomas J ^a   Chu, Nicole F ^a   Biederman, Joseph ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b State University of New York Upstate Medical University: College of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METHYLPHENIDATE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; COMORBIDITY; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SOCIAL STATUS;

ADULT; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; COGNITION; COMORBIDITY; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVATION; OCCUPATIONS; PATIENT SELECTION; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SAMPLING STUDIES; SELECTION BIAS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SOCIAL CLASS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 78650500542     PISSN: 01606689     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4088/JCP.09m05344pur     Document Type: Article

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