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Study Intervention Participants Outcomes
Core symptoms
IOWA Conners’ Rating Scale: inattention,
impulsivity and overactivity (teacher, parent,
counsellor)
Abbreviated Conners’ Rating Scale (teacher,
parent)
SKAMP rating scale: attention (teacher)
Arm 1
Placebo plus non-drug intervention
Administered 3 times daily (7.30
a.m., 11.30 a.m., 3.30 p.m.);
behavioural programme
incorporating parent training, teacher
consultation and point systems
(Administered by parent, school
personnel and study staff)
References
Pelham et al., 2001; 82
Pelham et al., 2000; 316
Pelham et al., 2000317 and Connor, 2002318 Source
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Co-existent problems
IOWA Conners’ Rating Scale:
oppositional–defiant behaviour (teacher,
parent, counsellor)
SNAP Rating Scale: Peer Relations (teacher)
Classroom Observation Code for Attention
Deficit Disorders: observed on-task
behaviour, observed disruptive behaviour
(independent observers)
Rule violations (teacher)
Negative behaviours: teasing, interrupting,
complaining (counsellors)
SKAMP rating scale: deportment (teacher)
Inclusion criteria
1. Age 6–12 years
2. Diagnosis of DSM-IV criteria ADHD (any subtype)
3. Required to be medicated with MPH on entry to the study
and must have been receiving stable dose for at least 4
weeks before the beginning of the study
4. No presence of medical condition that would contraindicate
the use of stimulant medication
5. No presence of any physical condition or severe learning
difficulty that would interfere with participation in the
laboratory classroom assessment (e.g. IQ