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
- 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.