ERIC Number: EJ866911
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2010
Pages: 6
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ISSN: ISSN-1087-0547
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Atomoxetine Treatment for ADHD: Younger Adults Compared with Older Adults
Durell, Todd; Adler, Lenard; Wilens, Timothy; Paczkowski, Martin; Schuh, Kory
Journal of Attention Disorders, v13 n4 p401-406 2010
Objective: Atomoxetine is a nonstimulant medication for treating child, adolescent, and adult ADHD. This meta-analysis compared the effects in younger and older adults. Method: A post hoc analysis was conducted using data from two double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trials. Data from patients aged 18-25 years were compared with data from patients older than 25 years. Results: In younger adults (mean age = 21.7), atomoxetine produces greater improvement than placebo on the Conners' Adult ADHD Rating Scale's total ADHD symptom score (p = 0.041, effect size = 0.797) and the clinical global impressions severity (p = 0.006, effect size = 1.121). In older adults (mean age = 43.4 years), atomoxetine also produces significant benefit on the CAARS-Inv:SV (p less than 0.001, effect size = 0.326) and CGI-ADHD-S (p less than 0.001, effect size = 0.346). The study findings reveal response rates to be 56.4% and 47.8% for the younger and older adults, respectively (p = 0.188). Tolerability is similar although older adults reported more sexual side effects. Conclusion: Younger and older adults show similar improvements at endpoint. The effect size is higher in younger adults, but this is due primarily to greater variability of response in older patients. (Contains 2 figures and 2 tables.)
Descriptors: Rating Scales, Older Adults, Patients, Effect Size, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Drug Therapy, Young Adults, Age Differences, Symptoms (Individual Disorders), Meta Analysis, Comparative Analysis, Sexuality, Statistical Analysis
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