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The efficacy, safety, and practicality of treatments for adolescents with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)

Forfatter(e)
Smith, B. H. Waschbusch, D. A. Willoughby, M. T. Evans, S.
År
2000
DOI
10.1023/a:1026477121224
Tidsskrift
Clinical Child and Family Psychology Review
Sider
243-267
Kategori(er)
ADHD
Tiltakstype(r)
FamilieterapiKognitiv atferdsterapi, atferdsterapi og kognitiv terapiAntidepressivaSentralstimulerende medikamenter
Abstract

Studies examining interventions for adolescents diagnosed with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) were reviewed to evaluate their efficacy.

These efficacy findings were supplemented with a preliminary system for judging safety and practicality:

Results suggest that the stimulant drug methylphenidate (MPH) is safe and well-established empirically, but has some problems with inconvenience and noncompliance.

Preliminary research supports the efficacy, safety, and practicality of some psychotherapeutic interventions, including behavioral classroom interventions, note-taking training, and family therapy.

Treatment with tricyclic antidepressants was judged to have minimal empirical support and debatable safety:

Very little is known about long-term effectiveness of treatments, long-term compliance, or multimodal treatments for adolescents such as stimulants plus behavior therapy.