How effective are drug treatments for children with ADHD at improving on-task behaviour and academic achievement in the school classroom? A systematic review and meta-analysis

European Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 203-216

  Prasad, Vibhore ^a   Brogan, Ellen ^a   Mulvaney, Caroline ^a   Grainge, Matthew ^a   Stanton, Wendy ^a   Sayal, Kapil ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Achievement; ADHD; Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder; Education; Medication

Indexed keywords

AMPHETAMINE; ATOMOXETINE; DEXAMPHETAMINE; METHYLPHENIDATE; PLACEBO;

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG DOSE COMPARISON; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MEGADOSE; DRUG MIXTURE; HUMAN; LEARNING; LOW DRUG DOSE; MENTAL CAPACITY; META ANALYSIS; ONSET AGE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PSYCHOPHARMACOTHERAPY; QUANTITATIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RESPONSE TIME; REVIEW; SCHOOL; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ACHIEVEMENT; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM STIMULANTS; CHILD; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; HUMANS; LEARNING; SCHOOLS; STUDENTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84876690417     PISSN: 10188827     EISSN: 1435165X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00787-012-0346-x     Document Type: Review

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