... norms for at least ofthe diagnostic subtypes (inattentive or hyperactive/impulsive) or the total score for the combined subtype as assessed by the AttentionDeficit /Hyperactivity Disorder Rating ... centers in the United States The study protocol was approved and conducted in accordance with the principles ofthe Declaration of Helsinki, and all parents or legal guardian(s) ofthe patients ... of treatment, and at the end ofthe 16-week treatment period Electrocardiograms were collected at baseline, after weeks of treatment, and at discontinuation ofthe study Statistical Methods The...
... Lindemulder E, Wigal S: Development of a new once-a-day formulation of methylphenidate for the treatment of attentiondeficit /hyperactivity disorder: proof -of- concept and proof-ofproduct studies Arch Gen ... 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 ... for attention- deficit/ hyperactivitydisorder Arch Gen Psychiatry 1999, 56:1073-1086 Wilens TE, Faraone SV, Biederman J, Gunawardene S: Does stimulant therapy of attention- deficit/ hyperactivity disorder...
... represented the most recent years ofthe NIS available at the time of our study The NIS is the largest all-payer inpatient care database in the United States and contains data from Page of approximately ... literature on the costs and economic implications of ADHD, there have been few studies that investigate the impact of ADHD on comorbid conditions and limited studies on the economics of ADHD in the inpatient ... cost of health care services for children with attention- deficit/ hyperactivitydisorder Pediatrics 2001, 108(1):71-78 16 Ray GT, Levine P, Croen LA, Bokhari FAS, Habel LA: Attention- deficit/ hyperactivity...
... HANDBOOK OFATTENTIONDEFICITHYPERACTIVITYDISORDER understanding ofhyperactivity and attention disorders We will present a chronological account ofthe literature referring to symptoms of inattention, ... in thehistoryof ADHD, and led to the use of dexamphetamine and methylphenidate in the treatment ofhyperactivity 1940–60 Despite the significant discovery ofthe use of psychostimulants in the ... influential in the re-categorisation ofthedisorder in DSM-III (APA, 1980) as Attention Deficit Disorder with and without hyperactivity, thus emphasising the attentional aspects ofthe disorder, rather...
... Robbins TW: The Roles of Dopamine and Noradrenaline in the Pathophysiology and Treatment of Attention- Deficit/ HyperactivityDisorder Biol Psychiatry 2011, 69(12): e145-57 American Association of Pediatrics: ... measure of variation of effect size I2 is an estimation ofthe proportion ofthe observed variance reflecting real differences among studies There was significant heterogeneity among the studies ... evaluation ofthe child with attention- deficit/ hyperactivitydisorder American Academy of Pediatrics Pediatrics 2000, 105(5):1158-1170 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Mental health in the...
... mediators of treatment response for children with attention- deficit/ hyperactivity disorder: the multimodal treatment study of children with attention- deficit/ hyperactivitydisorder Archives of General ... M: Clinical relevance ofthe primary findings ofthe MTA: success rates based on severity of ADHD and ODD symptoms at the end of treatment Journal ofthe American Academy of Child & Adolescent ... Background In the United States, identification of attention- deficit/ hyperactivitydisorder (ADHD) among children and adolescents showed the greatest increase of all categories of psychosocial...
... one form or another, representing the core ofthedisorder – AttentionDeficitDisorderThe subtypes in the DMS-IV are ADHD-I, Page of 15 (page number not for citation purposes) Theoretical Biology ... frequency of ADHD and autism must await studies ofthe frequency of a range of genes by birth cohort Future perspective of genetic research At the 4th International meeting oftheAttentionDeficitHyperactivity ... level of discipline needs to be modulated by an understanding ofthe biological basis ofthedisorder Family therapy can also address the frequent concern of siblings that the misbehaving child often...
... to intact skin [22] The dose of drug delivered depends on the surface area ofthe patch and the length of time that the patch is worn, which allows for tailoring the duration of medication effect ... account ofthe everyday impact of ADHD on the HRQL ofthe 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 ... follow-up study of attention- deficithyperactivity and related disorders Arch Gen Psychiatry 1996, 53:437-446 Biederman J, Newcorn J, Sprich S: Comorbidity ofattentiondeficithyperactivity disorder...
... days as a result of low blood sugar He was the second child born to his mother There was a historyof domestic violence from patient 1’s father, and his mother also had a historyof psychiatric ... brought to theattentionofthe general practitioner (GP) via parents Children are then referred for further specialist assessment for ADHD The referral pathway varies in different parts ofthe country, ... After the conclusion ofthe diagnostic assessment by the paediatrician, the child psychiatrist, or both, a discussion is held with the parents and the young patient about the diagnosis and the...
... Lindemulder E, Wigal S: Development of a new once-a-day formulation of methylphenidate for the treatment of attentiondeficit /hyperactivity disorder: proof -of- concept and proof-ofproduct studies Arch Gen ... Stimulant Therapy in the Treatment of Children withAttention -Deficit/ HyperactivityDisorder in the United Kingdom Value Health 2008, 11(3):376-388 Brown TE: Emerging Understanding of Attention- Deficit ... coverage through the night or at the time of waking The objective ofthe present study was to estimate the costeffectiveness of atomoxetine compared to MPH in the treatment of children with ADHD...
... The quality of life of children with attention deficit/ hyperactivity disorder: a systematic review Eur Child Adolesc Psychiatry 2010, 19(2):83-105 Harpin VA: The effect of ADHD on the life of ... deviation; ADHD, attention deficit/ hyperactivity disorder; ADHD-RS, Attention Deficit/ HyperactivityDisorder Rating Scale; NA, Not Applicable Impaired HR-QoL was observed at baseline as the CHIP-CE ... light of a number of limitations First, the samples ofthe five clinical trials showed heterogeneity in terms of cultural diversity, historyof stimulant medication, and comorbidity For example, the...
... Quality of life of adolescent males with attention- deficithyperactivitydisorder Journal ofAttention Disorders 2004, 7:163-173 Landgraf JM, Abetz LN: Functional status and well-being of children ... items after completing the PedsQL™ 4.0 In order to assure the anonymity and confidentiality ofthe respondent's answers and the neutrality ofthe organization gathering the data, all surveys were ... Scores are computed as the sum ofthe items divided by the number of items answered (this accounts for missing data) If more than 50% ofthe items in the scale are missing, the Scale Score is not...
... K, Greenberg PE, Leong SA, Swensen AR: Costs ofattention deficit- hyperactivitydisorder (ADHD) in the US: excess costs of persons with ADHD and their family members in 2000 Curr Med Res Opin ... diagnosis of ADHD based only on the raw scores ofthe 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 ... p-value Conner's Scale: Inattention Mean p-value Conner's Scale: Hyperactivity Mean p-value Conner's Scale: ADHD Mean p-value ADHD = Attentiondeficithyperactivitydisorder Page of 10 (page number...
... Acknowledgements The authors thank Professor Wei-Tsun Soong for granting us use ofthe Chinese version ofthe K-SADS, and Professor Shur-Fen Gau for granting our use ofthe Chinese version ofthe 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 ofthe present ... based on the aggression scale ofthe 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...
... T-score obtained from the ADHDRS-IV-Parent:Inv total at the end of study phase and at the end of study phase Patients were classified as normalizers if their scores at the end ofthe study phases ... of 1.2 mg/kg/day (maximum dose 1.4 mg/kg/day) Neither the investigator nor the patients knew when the onset of active augmentation would occur as the investigator's protocol did not specify the ... dosing of a stimulant medication for management of symptoms in the evening, but such an increase might lead to insomnia Thus, the different profiles ofthe medications can be used together to...
... listed in DSM-IV-TR [26,27] There are two subscales: the "hyperactivity/ impulsivity" subscale is the sum ofthe even items, and the "inattention" subscale is the sum ofthe odd items This scale ... Impression-Severity -Attention- Deficit/ HyperactivityDisorder scale (CGI-S ADHD) is a seven point single-item rating scale ofthe clinician's assessment ofthe severity of ADHD symptoms [28,29] The WREMB-R-Inv ... ofthe boys and 39 (47.0%) ofthe girls were diagnosed with the combined subtype The predominantly inattentive subtype was diagnosed in 86 (25.4%) ofthe boys and 38 (45.8%) ofthe girls The...
... (70.7%) ofthe boys and 39 (47.0%) ofthe girls were diagnosed with the combined subtype The predominantly inattentive subtype was diagnosed in 86 (25.4%) ofthe boys and 38 (45.8%) ofthe girls 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 ... captured by the physician preceded the elicitation of any further adverse events using the PAERS, the number of adverse events captured by these two methods potentially differed Although the PAERS...
... Manual (DSM) According to the fourth edition of DSM "the essential feature of Attention- Deficit/ HyperactivityDisorder is a persistent pattern of inattention and/or hyperactivityimpulsivity that ... study of children with attention deficit/ hyperactivitydisorder did and did not say about the use of methylphenidate for attention deficits Pediatrics 2000, 105:863-864 National Institute of Mental ... analyzed much ofthe 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...
... interest that the onset of LDX efficacy for the SKAMP quality of work scale was an hour later than that seen for the other SKAMP subscales ofattention and deportment This subscale ofthe SKAMP provides ... Lopez M, the Texas Consensus Conference Panel on Pharmacotherapy of Childhood Attention- Deficit/ Hyperactivity Disorder: The Texas Children's Medication Algorithm Project: revision ofthe algorithm ... Stimulants are the mainstay of pharmacotherapy for attention- deficit/ hyperactivitydisorder (ADHD) Their safety and efficacy have been well documented [1-3] Within this class of medications,...
... response rates, but it is unlikely that the dosing of atomoxetine during the initial part ofthe study impacted the major finding ofthe study, which was that there is slow but progressive improvement ... Svanborg P, Thernlund G, Gustafsson PA, Hagglof B, Poole L, Kadesjo B: Efficacy and safety of atomoxetine as add-on to psychoeducation in the treatment ofattention deficit/ hyperactivity disorder: ... Use of psychotropic medications other than atomoxetine was not permitted in any ofthe studies Measures Efficacy measures in the present study were the ADHDRS-IV-PI and the CGI-ADHD-S [11,12] The...