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... of the boys and 39 (47.0%) of the girls were diagnosed with the combined subtype The predominantly inattentive subtype was diagnosed in 86 (25.4%) of the boys and 38 (45.8%) of the girls The ... on the ADHD rating scale and the GIPD indicate a reasonable discriminant validity of the difficulties and the impairment of the child in different settings throughout the day as assessed by the ... ADHD in Germany [42] The items of this instrument correspond to those of the ADHD-RS Patients had to have an IQ of ≥ 70 based on the clinical judgment of the investigator The exclusion criteria...

Ngày tải lên: 13/08/2014, 18:21

... to intact skin [22] The dose of drug delivered depends on the surface area of the patch and the length of time that the patch is worn, which allows for tailoring the duration of medication effect ... account of the everyday impact of ADHD on the HRQL of the child http://www.capmh.com/content/3/1/39 option for their children with ADHD Further studies evaluating the long-term impact of MTS on ... of satisfaction with the duration of effect of the study medication on their child's ADHD symptoms Regarding medication satisfaction with tolerability of MTS, at study endpoint the majority of...

Ngày tải lên: 25/10/2012, 10:06

... consider the standard for young children [19] Consequently, the primary objective of the present study was to measure the perceived HRQOL of children with ADHD from the perspective of the children ... items after completing the PedsQL™ 4.0 In order to assure the anonymity and confidentiality of the respondent's answers and the neutrality of the organization gathering the data, all surveys were ... Scores are computed as the sum of the items divided by the number of items answered (this accounts for missing data) If more than 50% of the items in the scale are missing, the Scale Score is not...

Ngày tải lên: 20/06/2014, 15:20

... justified The subject cohort was also not representative of all groups The large majority of students who responded to the survey were Page of 10 (page number not for citation purposes) Page of 10 ... between the hyperactivity or oppositional components of the CPRS and video game use No significant relationship was found in any of the four categories and Internet or television use Discussion There ... diagnosis of ADHD based only on the raw scores of the CRPS More or more severe symptoms of inattention and ADHD behavior were found in students who played video games for more than one hour, but further...

Ngày tải lên: 08/08/2014, 21:20

... brain functions, rather than specific aspects of the disorder, may contribute to ADHD develop­ ment; common variants in these genes could then confer susceptibility to a group of related psychiatric ... statistically significant results (probably because of the insufficient power in all the studies), the findings from genome-wide approaches indicate a whole range of new and promising possibilities for ADHD ... adult ADHD Spanish sample In the replication study, the association with this locus was also observed in the German sample, although there was a slight difference in the putative risk SNPs No positive...

Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 12:20

... Acknowledgements The authors thank Professor Wei-Tsun Soong for granting us use of the Chinese version of the K-SADS, and Professor Shur-Fen Gau for granting our use of the Chinese version of the SNAP-IV ... Page of 10 investigated the long-term course of improvements in ADHD symptoms and their neurocognitive function; as well as the differences between ADHD subtypes Therefore, the aims of the present ... based on the aggression scale of the CBCL, with a cutoff point of 60 Chisquare was used to compare the rate of lost to followup between subtypes The Student’s t-test or One-way analysis of variance...

Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 15:22

... measure of variation of effect size I2 is an estimation of the proportion of the observed variance reflecting real differences among studies There was significant heterogeneity among the studies ... over the immediate release form The immediate release MPH equivalent does of OROS MPH used in the trials was 0.84 mg/kg-0.97 mg/kg Therefore dose alone cannot account for the superiority of OROS ... atomoxetine The trial with the largest number of participants was of short duration of three weeks [19] This time period may not be adequate as optimal efficacy of atomoxetine requires 4-6 weeks of treatment...

Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 16:20

... Given the non-independent nature of the phenotypes under investigation, we did not correct any of the association findings for the number of phenotypes studied None of the associations at either ... impulsivity Of the total sample 94% mothers and 6% fathers completed the questionnaires, with the same parent completing the questionnaire at both ages In the present study reliabilities for the CBCL ... contribute to the co-variance of ADHD symptoms across time C has been omitted from Figure because of the lack of significant C on the variance at either age All path estimates are provided from the most...

Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 16:22

... functions compared with the other groups Methods The present study included an estimation of the prevalence of ADHD among longer-term prison inmates Further, it included a description of ADHD and executive ... disorder by one score, on the SCID II PQ to equal the cut-off score of the SCID II interview, dPsychopathy was defined as a total sum score of ≥30 by the PCL-R, eAnalyses of variance (ANOVA) for ... might contribute to their psychiatric symptoms On the other hand, we can not exclude some selection bias at the end of the study period when the study was more commonly known in the Swedish prison...

Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 16:22

... generated by the brain volume of interest Source sensitivity is dependent on the position of the source in the brain model, the number of sources in the montage, as well as the distance between the sources ... break The length of the break was determined by the children Page of 10 Each trial began with a 1000 ms instruction slide depicting the nature of the required saccade by a prominent symbol the ... sources of no interest (Cerebellum (CB) - left and right) were placed to increase the sensitivity of the sources of interest The sensitivity of a source describes its ability to pick up the activity...

Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 16:22

... http://www.chiroandosteo.com/content/18/1/13 Page of 11 Objective To evaluate the evidence of the effect of chiropractic care for the treatment and/or management of children and adolescents with AD/HD The hierarchy of evidence is ... [2,15-17] The majority of the AD/HD literature is dedicated to the treatment of this disorder [2,15-18] Most of this research can be found in the area of pharmacological therapies [12,16,17], ... by the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry [2] These were chosen as they are considered common behaviour rating scales used in the assessment of AD/HD and for the monitoring of...

Ngày tải lên: 13/08/2014, 14:20

... M: Clinical relevance of the primary findings of the MTA: success rates based on severity of ADHD and ODD symptoms at the end of treatment Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent ... average spending (again, from the perspective of the GKV) for ADHD pharmacotherapy was calculated for the top-50% of child and adolescent psychiatrists, and the top-20% of pediatricians (see Figure ... intensity of pharmacotherapy With the introduction of new products commanding higher units costs (cf Table 1), growth of pharmaceutical spending has outpaced the rising number of prescriptions In the...

Ngày tải lên: 13/08/2014, 18:21

... (70.7%) of the boys and 39 (47.0%) of the girls were diagnosed with the combined subtype The predominantly inattentive subtype was diagnosed in 86 (25.4%) of the boys and 38 (45.8%) of the girls The ... the diagnostic assessment of ADHD in Germany [35] The items of this instrument correspond to those of the ADHD-RS [21,22] Patients had to have an IQ of ≥70 based on the clinical judgment of the ... elicitation of any further adverse events using the PAERS First, the physician asked an open question as to any adverse events Then, the patient and the parent (or other primary caregiver) filled out the...

Ngày tải lên: 13/08/2014, 18:21

... diagnosed with ADHD, 63% of caregivers reported some change in their work status as a result of their child's ADHD Of these, 15% changed their type of job, 46% reduced the number of hours worked per ... parental assessment of the effect of stimulant medication on the behaviours of their children with ADHD This part of the survey was designed to have a particular focus on the early morning, afternoon ... 16 All of the authors participated in a series of Advisory Board Meetings to assist with the design and development of the survey questionnaire The authors worked together to analyse the results...

Ngày tải lên: 13/08/2014, 18:21

... analyzed much of the extant literature on the prevalence of ADHD/HD [30] They found studies reporting prevalence rates ranging from a low of 1% to a high of 20% But in their analysis they argued ... reduce the stigma associated with the ADHD label They assumed that in establishing the fairly uniform prevalence of ADHD behaviors across cultures they were demonstrating the reality of the disorder ... emphasize the value of engagement (insofar as they require the child to engage with parents, peers, teachers, or therapists, and they require these others to engage with the child and with his...

Ngày tải lên: 13/08/2014, 18:21

... assessment of ADHD in Germany [42] The items of this instrument correspond to those of the ADHD-RS [30,31] Patients had to have an IQ of ≥ 70 based on the clinical judgment of the investigator The exclusion ... efficacy profile of these compounds over the day and the possibility of once-daily dosing has increased [14-18] Depending on the delivery profile of the various compounds, the exposure to stimulants ... therapy are known to be effective in the treatment of ADHD, as reported in the MTA study [13] Since the introduction of various longacting ADHD medications, interest in the efficacy profile of...

Ngày tải lên: 13/08/2014, 18:21

... centers in the United States The study protocol was approved and conducted in accordance with the principles of the Declaration of Helsinki, and all parents or legal guardian(s) of the patients ... of treatment, and at the end of the 16-week treatment period Electrocardiograms were collected at baseline, after weeks of treatment, and at discontinuation of the study Statistical Methods The ... hemispheres of the brain are associated with the central executive functions of coordinating, processing and storage, controlling flow of information through working memory, and attentional control The...

Ngày tải lên: 13/08/2014, 18:21

... years The mean age was 9.7 years (SD 2.30 years) Most of the patients of the pooled sample were children (< 12 years): 611 (77.0%), and male 658 (82.9%) For the evaluation of the effect of atomoxetine ... ultimately tailor the medication to the individual patient Third, 8-12 weeks of follow-up might have been too brief for the evaluation of the improvement of HR-QoL Though the findings of Perwien et ... next to the effect of core symptoms, other factors might play a role in the background of the observed impairments in HR-QoL Further studies are needed to investigate the long-term effects of atomoxetine...

Ngày tải lên: 13/08/2014, 18:21