A Review of the Research on Interventions for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: What Works Best?.

Purdie, Nola; Hattie, John; Carroll, Annemaree

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ERIC Number: EJ656692

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Publication Date: 2002

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A Review of the Research on Interventions for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: What Works Best?

Purdie, Nola; Hattie, John; Carroll, Annemaree

Review of Educational Research, v72 n1 p61-99 Spr 2002

Conducted a meta-analysis of 74 studies in which there had been an intervention that aimed to improve the behavioral, cognitive, or social functioning of people with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder or attention deficit disorder. Overall, there were larger effects of the various interventions on behavioral than on educational outcomes. Effects on educational outcomes were greater for educational interventions than for other types of intervention. (SLD)

Descriptors: Attention Deficit Disorders, Behavior Patterns, Cognitive Processes, Interpersonal Relationship, Intervention, Literature Reviews, Meta Analysis, Outcomes of Education

Publication Type: Information Analyses; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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