ERIC Number: EJ907844
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2011-Jul
Pages: 10
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ISSN: ISSN-1087-0547
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A One Year Trial of Methylphenidate in the Treatment of ADHD
Wender, Paul H.; Reimherr, Frederick W.; Marchant, Barrie K.; Sanford, Mary Eve; Czajkowski, Laura A.; Tomb, David A.
Journal of Attention Disorders, v15 n1 p36-45 Jul 2011
Objective: To determine the effects of long-term methylphenidate treatment on symptom severity and social adjustment in adult ADHD. Method: Adults (n = 116) meeting operational diagnostic criteria for ADHD (the "Utah Criteria") entered a randomized double-blind crossover trial of methylphenidate and placebo. Participants who improved on immediate-release methylphenidate entered a 12-month, open-label trial. Outcomes were assessed using the Wender-Reimherr Adult Attention Deficit Disorder Scale (WRAADDS), Clinical Global Impression-Improvement (CGI-I), global assessment of functioning (GAF), and the Weissman Social Adjustment Scale (WSAS). Results: In the double-blind trial more patients improved (50% reduction of symptoms) receiving methylphenidate (74%) than placebo (21%, p = 0.001). During the open-label trial, symptom severity decreased 80% from baseline, and the WSAS decreased greater than 50% in all subscales. The average GAF improved significantly (p less than 0.0001). Conclusion: ADHD adults, who responded to methylphenidate in a short-term, placebo-controlled trial, responded to long-term treatment with marked improvements in ADHD symptoms and psychosocial functioning. (Contains 4 tables.)
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Social Adjustment, Measures (Individuals), Severity (of Disability), Drug Therapy, Outcomes of Treatment, Comparative Analysis, Adults, Symptoms (Individual Disorders)
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Utah
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