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Direct linkReich, Wendy; Huang, Hongyan; Todd, Richard D. – Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 2006
Objective: To determine treatment patterns for youth attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) symptoms in a general population sample of 1,610 twins. Method: Twin pairs ages 7 to 17 years and parents ascertained from birth records in the state of Missouri were interviewed using the Missouri Assessment of Genetics Interview for Children…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Stimulants, Twins, Genetics
August, Gerald J.; Winters, Ken C.; Realmuto, George M.; Fahnhorst, Tamara; Botzet, Andria; Lee, Susanne – Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 2006
Objective: To describe the late adolescent drug use outcomes from a relatively large, community-identified sample of children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) who have been assessed longitudinally from childhood through late adolescence. Method: Adolescent drug use outcomes were compared between ADHD-only (n = 27),…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Drug Abuse, Adolescents, Comparative Analysis
Nigg, Joel T. – Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 2006
This review discusses conceptual issues in relating temperament to psychopathology, including the disputed relation of temperament to personality in children. A potential integrative framework is discussed that links trait and biological markers of temperament (reactive, incentive-response tendencies) with regulatory processes. This framework is…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Anxiety Disorders, Psychopathology, Personality Traits
Eley, Thalia C.; Rijsdijk, Fruhling – Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 2005
Background: This introductory guide presents the main two analytical approaches used by molecular geneticists: linkage and association. Methods: Traditional linkage and association methods are described, along with more recent advances in methodologies such as those using a variance components approach. Results: New methods are being developed all…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Control Groups, Genetics, Effect Size
Olmeda, Rosa E.; Thomas, Antoinette R.; Davis, Courtney P. – Multiple Voices for Ethnically Diverse Exceptional Learners, 2003
Social skills training (SST) is increasingly being recommended for students with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), who often experience social difficulties. Given that sociocultural contexts influence social behavior in ways that may vary the impact SST programs have on minority students with ADHD, there is a need to advance…
Descriptors: Social Behavior, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Attention Deficit Disorders, Minority Groups
Download full textTerneus, Sandra K.; Wheeler, John J. – International Journal of Special Education, 2005
The use of medication therapy for the treatment of ADHD in children has been cited as the most frequent course of treatment for children diagnosed with this condition with an estimated 3% of school-aged children being prescribed stimulant medication (Kirk, 1999). One issue that is frequently cited when using medication to treat this condition is…
Descriptors: Stimulants, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Compliance (Psychology), Drug Therapy
Hoang, Thienhuong N. – International Journal of Special Education, 2006
The social problem-solving capacities of students aged 9 to 12 years with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) (N = 30) were compared to their non-ADHD peers (N = 30) in hypothetical cooperative and problematic contexts. In the cooperative science task, the students with ADHD were more non-collaborative and less able to elaborate in…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Problem Solving, Cooperation, Science Activities
Johnston, Lloyd D.; O'Malley, Patrick M.; Bachman, Jerald G.; Schulenberg, John E. – Institute for Social Research, 2011
Monitoring the Future (MTF), which is now in its 36th year, is a research program conducted at the University of Michigan's Institute for Social Research under a series of investigator-initiated research grants from the National Institute on Drug Abuse. The study is comprised of several ongoing series of annual surveys of nationally representative…
Descriptors: High School Graduates, Young Adults, Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS), College Students
Honig, Alice Sterling – Early Child Development and Care, 2009
Interpersonal, familial, and situational risk factors that predict young children's aggression and non-compliance are explored. Here examples of specific techniques and provided to help teachers and parents effectively support children's early development of cooperative and prosocial behaviours as well as problem-solving skills in family and…
Descriptors: Aggression, Young Children, Compliance (Psychology), At Risk Students
Boyle, Michael H.; Cunningham, Charles E.; Georgiades, Katholiki; Cullen, John; Racine, Yvonne; Pettingill, Peter – Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 2009
Background: This study examines the use of the Brief Child and Family Phone Interview (BCFPI) to screen for childhood psychiatric disorder based on Diagnostic Interview Schedule for Children Version IV (DISC-IV) classifications of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), oppositional defiant disorder (ODD), conduct disorder (CD),…
Descriptors: Health Services, Mental Health Programs, Mental Health, Child Health
Zambo, Debby M. – TEACHING Exceptional Children Plus, 2006
Students with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder are physically active and impulsive often to the point of being difficult to contain. Fortunately, advances in research and practice are helping unravel some of the mysteries of ADHD and with this information comes an imperative to inform individuals with ADHD about their disability.…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Picture Books, Childrens Literature
Greenhill, Laurence L.; Muniz, Rafael; Ball, Roberta R.; Levine, Alan; Pestreich, Linda; Jiang, Hai – Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 2006
Objective: The efficacy and safety of dexmethylphenidate extended release (d-MPH-ER) was compared to placebo in pediatric patients with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Method: This multicenter, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, parallel-group, two-phase study included 97 patients (ages 6-17 years) with…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Safety, Child Health, Patients
Stevenson, Jim; Asherson, Phil; Hay, David; Levy, Florence; Swanson, Jim; Thapar, Anita; Willcutt, Erik – Developmental Science, 2005
The genetic study of ADHD has made considerable progress. Further developments in the field will be reliant in part on identifying the most appropriate phenotypes for genetic analysis. The use of both categorical and dimensional measures of symptoms related to ADHD has been productive. The use of multiple reporters is a valuable feature of the…
Descriptors: Psychopathology, Genetics, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Classification
Morisoli, Kelly; McLaughlin, T. F. – International Journal of Special Education, 2004
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) affects increasing numbers of children in every country around the world. Children who are diagnosed with ADHD are constantly having difficulties in the classroom environment. There are various medication therapies and evidence based procedures (EBP) which teachers can employ to further assist…
Descriptors: Special Needs Students, Elementary School Students, Intervention, Behavior Modification
Pliszka, Steven R.; Crismon, M. Lynn; Hughes, Carroll W.; Corners, C. Keith; Emslie, Graham J.; Jensen, Peter S.; McCracken, James T.; Swanson, James M.; Lopez, Molly – Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 2006
Objective: In 1998, the Texas Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation developed algorithms for medication treatment of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Advances in the psychopharmacology of ADHD and results of a feasibility study of algorithm use in community mental health centers caused the algorithm to be modified and…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Feasibility Studies, Mental Health, Pharmacology
