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Glossary continued<br />
point between two anchor states appearing at<br />
ei<strong>the</strong>r end <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> line. It is used as a method <strong>of</strong><br />
valuing health states.<br />
Washout period The stage in a crossover trial<br />
when treatment is withdrawn before <strong>the</strong> second<br />
treatment is given. Washout periods are usually<br />
necessary because <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> possibility that <strong>the</strong><br />
List <strong>of</strong> abbreviations<br />
ACTeRS ADD-H Comprehensive Teachers’<br />
Rating Scale<br />
ADD attention deficit disorder<br />
ADD-H attention deficit disorder with<br />
hyperactivity<br />
AE adverse event<br />
ADHD attention deficit hyperactivity<br />
disorder<br />
AHRQ Agency for Healthcare Research <strong>and</strong><br />
Quality<br />
ARS ADHD Rating Scale<br />
ASQ Abbreviated Symptoms<br />
Questionnaire<br />
ATX atomoxetine hydrochloride<br />
BM behaviour modification<br />
BNF British National Formulary<br />
BSEQ Barkley Side Effects Questionnaire<br />
BT behavioural <strong>the</strong>rapy<br />
CBCL Child Behaviour Checklist<br />
CBT cognitive behavioural <strong>the</strong>rapy<br />
CCOHTA Canadian Coordinating Office for<br />
Health Technology Assessment<br />
CCT Children’s Checking Test<br />
CCT clinically controlled trial<br />
CD conduct disorder<br />
CEAC cost-<strong>effectiveness</strong> acceptability<br />
curve<br />
C-GAS Children’s Global Assessment Scale<br />
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intervention administered first can affect <strong>the</strong><br />
outcome variable for some time after treatment<br />
ceases. A run-in period before a trial starts is<br />
sometimes called a washout period if<br />
treatments that participants were using before<br />
entering <strong>the</strong> trial are discontinued.<br />
CGI Clinical Global Impression<br />
CGI-I Clinical Global Impression<br />
improvement subscale<br />
CGI-S Clinical Global Impression severity<br />
subscale<br />
CHQ Child Health Questionnaire<br />
CI confidence interval<br />
CIC commercial-in-confidence<br />
CNS central nervous system<br />
CON concerta<br />
CPRS-R Conners’ Parent Rating Scale –<br />
Revised<br />
CPRS Conners’ Parent Rating Scale<br />
CPRS-H Conners’ Parent Hyperactivity<br />
Subscale<br />
CTRS-R Conners’ Teacher Rating Scale –<br />
Revised<br />
CTRS Conners’ Teacher Rating Scale<br />
CTRS-H Conners’ Teacher Hyperactivity<br />
Subscale<br />
DEC Development <strong>and</strong> Evaluation<br />
Committee<br />
DEX dexamfetamine sulphate<br />
DEX-SR sustained-release dexamfetamine<br />
sulphate<br />
DEX-TR time-release dexamfetamine<br />
sulphate<br />
DSM-III Diagnostic <strong>and</strong> Statistical Manual <strong>of</strong><br />
Mental Disorders (3rd edition)<br />
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