Comparison of Symptomatic versus Functional Changes in Children and Adolescents with ADHD during Randomized, Double-Blind Treatment with Psychostimulants, Atomoxetine, or Placebo

Autor/inn/en	Buitelaar, Jan K.; Wilens, Timothy E.; Zhang, Shuyu; Ning, Yu; Feldman, Peter D.
Titel	Comparison of Symptomatic versus Functional Changes in Children and Adolescents with ADHD during Randomized, Double-Blind Treatment with Psychostimulants, Atomoxetine, or Placebo
Quelle	In: Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 50 (2009) 3, S.335-342 (8 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0021-9630
DOI	10.1111/j.1469-7610.2008.01960.x
Schlagwörter	Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder; Rating Scales; Adolescents; Parents; Comparative Analysis; Meta Analysis; Symptoms (Individual Disorders); Children; Behavior Change; Correlation; Self Control; Social Behavior; Drug Therapy; Outcomes of Treatment + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Rating-Skala; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Eltern; Meta-analysis; Metaanalyse; Psychiatrische Symptomatik; Child; Kind; Kinder; Korrelation; Selbstbeherrschung; Social behaviour; Soziales Verhalten
Abstract	Background: This meta-analysis was designed to determine the relationship between reduction of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) symptoms and improvement in functioning by examining short-term changes in functional and symptomatic scores in children and adolescents with ADHD. Methods: Search of atomoxetine's clinical trial database identified four studies involving a symptomatic measure, the ADHD Rating Scale-IV-Parent Version:Investigator-administered and -scored (ADHDRS-IV-Parent:Inv), and a functional measure, the Life Participation Scale for ADHD (LPS). Results: Correlation analysis revealed a moderate-to-strong association between changes in the LPS total versus ADHDRS-IV-Parent:Inv total (r: -0.68). The LPS "Self-control" subscale showed higher correlations than the "Happy/Social" subscale with the symptomatic measures. Regression analysis also showed high sensitivity for functional measures to changes in symptom severity. Stratified analysis of mean changes in ADHDRS-IV-Parent:Inv scores corresponding to standardized changes in LPS functional scores indicated that a threshold reduction of 16-18 points on the ADHDRS-IV-Parent:Inv total score was needed for functional improvements to become evident. Conclusions: Subjects' symptomatic improvements appear to be reflected in improvements in their social and behavioral function as measured by the LPS. These initial findings warrant verification by replication with other outcome measures. (As Provided).
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