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Direct linkPliszka, Steven R.; Matthews, Thomas L.; Braslow, Kenneth J.; Watson, Melissa A. – Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 2006
Objective: To determine whether methylphenidate (MPH) and mixed salts amphetamine (MSA) have different effects on growth in children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder. Method: Patients treated for at least 1 year with MPH or MSA were identified. A linear regression was performed to determine the effect of stimulant type, patient…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Disorders, Children, Stimulants, Hyperactivity
Sengupta, Sarojini M.; Grizenko, Natalie; Schmitz, Norbert; Schwartz, George; Amor, Leila Ben; Bellingham, Johanne; de Guzman, Rosherrie; Polotskaia, Anna; Stepanian, Marina Ter; Thakur, Geeta; Joober, Ridha – Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 2006
Objective: In a recent study, Thapar and colleagues reported that COMT "gene variant and birth weight predict early-onset antisocial behavior in children" with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder. We have attempted to replicate these findings in a group of ADHD children using a similar research design. Method: Children (n = 191)…
Descriptors: Interaction, Hyperactivity, Body Weight, Antisocial Behavior
Frazier, Thomas W.; Youngstrom, Eric A. – Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 2006
In this article, the authors illustrate a step-by-step process of acquiring and integrating information according to the recommendations of evidence-based practices. A case example models the process, leading to specific recommendations regarding instruments and strategies for evidence-based assessment (EBA) of attention-deficit/hyperactivity…
Descriptors: Hyperactivity, Effect Size, Attention Deficit Disorders, Case Studies
Lauth, G. W.; Heubeck, B. G.; Mackowiak, K. – British Journal of Educational Psychology, 2006
Background: Observation studies of students with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) problems in natural classroom situations are costly and relatively rare. Aims: The study enquired how teacher ratings are anchored in actual student classroom behaviours, and how the behaviour of children with ADHD problems differs from their…
Descriptors: Classroom Observation Techniques, Behavior Rating Scales, Attention Deficit Disorders, Hyperactivity
Download full textUS Department of Education, 2008
This resource guide designed for families and educators provides information on how attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is identified and treated. The resource includes sections on legal requirements, treatment options, educational and medical evaluations, how ADHD affects school performance, and evidence-based hints on how to improve…
Descriptors: Quality of Life, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Resource Materials, Clinical Diagnosis
Breitfelder, Leisa M. – TEACHING Exceptional Children Plus, 2008
Research-based information is used to support the idea of the use of adaptations and accommodations for early childhood students who have varying disabilities. Multiple adaptations and accommodations are outlined. A step-by-step plan is provided on how to make specific adaptations and accommodations to fit the specific needs of early childhood…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Learning Disabilities, Behavior Modification, Communication Disorders
Huey, Stanley J., Jr.; Polo, Antonio J. – Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, 2008
This article reviews research on evidence-based treatments (EBTs) for ethnic minority youth using criteria from Chambless et al. (1998), Chambless et al. (1996), and Chambless and Hollon (1998). Although no "well-established" treatments were identified, "probably efficacious" or "possibly efficacious" treatments were found for ethnic minority…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Hyperactivity, Depression (Psychology), Minority Groups
Bussing, Regina; Fernandez, Melanie; Harwood, Michelle; Hou, Wei; Garvan, Cynthia Wilson; Eyberg, Sheila M.; Swanson, James M. – Assessment, 2008
To examine Swanson, Nolan, and Pelham-IV (SNAP-IV) psychometric properties, parent (N = 1,613) and teacher (N = 1,205) data were collected from a random elementary school student sample in a longitudinal attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) detection study. SNAP-IV reliability was acceptable. Factor structure indicated two ADHD factors…
Descriptors: African American Students, White Students, Poverty, Factor Structure
Nyden, Agneta; Myren, Karl-Johan; Gillberg, Christopher – Journal of Attention Disorders, 2008
Objective: The study aims to evaluate psychosocial, societal, and family cost consequences of a psychoeducational intervention program. Methods: Sixty boys with ADHD, Asperger syndrome/high-functioning autism (AS/HFA), and reading and writing disorder (RD/WD) were allocated to participate in a service evaluation project. Every other boy in each…
Descriptors: Family Needs, Intervention, Autism, Asperger Syndrome
Giannopulu, I.; Escolano, S.; Cusin, F.; Citeau, H.; Dellatolas, G. – British Journal of Educational Psychology, 2008
Background: The behavioural and academic performance of young children with teachers' reported hyperactivity, conduct problems or inattention is under debate. Aim: This study investigates the associations between teachers' reported behavioural difficulties and academic and cognitive performances in two large samples of preschool and school…
Descriptors: Test Results, Age Differences, Academic Achievement, Hyperactivity
Ohan, Jeneva L.; Johnston, Charlotte – Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 2007
This study explores the social impact of ADHD, with and without opposition-defiant behaviour [ADHD+ODD (n= 22) and ADHD-only (n= 18)], in 9- to 12- year old girls compared to girls without ADHD (n= 40). Girls played a computer game involving simulated players, and mothers and teachers completed rating scales. In general, mothers and teachers saw…
Descriptors: Social Influences, Rating Scales, Mothers, Attention Deficit Disorders
Jensen, Peter S.; Arnold, L. Eugene; Swanson, James M.; Vitiello, Benedetto; Abikoff, Howard B.; Greenhill, Laurence L.; Hechtman, Lily; Hinshaw, Stephen P.; Pelham, William E.; Wells, Karen C.; Conners, C. Keith; Elliott, Glen R.; Epstein, Jeffery N.; Hoza, Betsy; March, John S.; Molina, Brooke S. G.; Newcorn, Jeffrey H.; Severe, Joanne B.; Wigal, Timothy; Gibbons, Robert D.; Hur, Kwan – Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 2007
Objective: In the intent-to-treat analysis of the Multimodal Treatment Study of Children With ADHD (MTA), the effects of medication management (MedMgt), behavior therapy (Beh), their combination (Comb), and usual community care (CC) differed at 14 and 24 months due to superiority of treatments that used the MTA medication algorithm (Comb+MedMgt)…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Behavior Modification, Psychopathology, Therapy
Tick, Nouchka T.; Van Der Ende, Jan; Koot, Hans M.; Verhulst, Frank C. – Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 2007
Objective: The societal changes experienced by Western societies in recent decades have raised concerns about increases in the level of children's mental health problems. Although studies of secular changes in the prevalence of psychiatric diagnoses have indeed shown increases, their results may have been influenced by methodological problems,…
Descriptors: Check Lists, Medical Research, Emotional Disturbances, Hyperactivity
Wallien, Madeleine S.C.; Swaab, Hanna; Cohen-Kettenis, Peggy T. – Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 2007
Objective: To investigate the prevalence and type of comorbidity in children with gender identity disorder (GID). Method: The Diagnostic Interview Schedule for Children--Parent Version was used to assess psychopathology according to the DSM in two groups of children. The first group consisted of 120 Dutch children (age range 4-11 years) who were…
Descriptors: Emotional Disturbances, Hyperactivity, Psychopathology, Sexual Identity
Schoeder, Chrystal Edge; Remer, Rory – Journal of Child and Family Studies, 2007
The research on Tourette's disorder (TD), a neuropsychological disorder consisting of motor and phonic tics, has largely focused on individuals with TD and not on the caregivers of children with TD. We investigated the effects of several variables on caregiver strain of caregivers of children with TD, including perceived social support, caregiver…
Descriptors: Stress Variables, Caregivers, Hyperactivity, Attention Deficit Disorders
