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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when treatment is withdrawn before 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 />

© Queen’s Printer <strong>and</strong> Controller <strong>of</strong> HMSO 2006. All rights reserved.<br />

Health Technology Assessment 2006; Vol. 10: No. 23<br />

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 />

continued<br />

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