How do stimulant treatments for ADHD work? Evidence for mediation by improved cognition

Background Stimulant medications such as methylphenidate (MPH) are the frontline treatment for Attention‐Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). Despite their well‐documented efficacy, the mechanisms by which stimulants improve clinical outcomes are not clear. The current study evaluated whether MPH...

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Published in:Journal of child psychology and psychiatry 2018-12, Vol.59 (12), p.1271-1281
Main Authors: Hawk, Larry W., Fosco, Whitney D., Colder, Craig R., Waxmonsky, James G., Pelham, William E., Rosch, Keri S.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity - drug therapy
Attention Deficit Disorders
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
Behavior
Central Nervous System Stimulants - therapeutic use
Child
Child & adolescent psychiatry
Child Behavior - drug effects
Classroom behaviour
Classrooms
Clinical outcomes
Cognition
Cognition & reasoning
Cognition - drug effects
Cognitive functioning
Cognitive Tests
Cognitive-behavioral factors
Dosage
Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
Double-Blind Method
Double-blind studies
Drug effects
Efficacy
Female
Humans
Improved cognitive functioning
Male
Mediation
Memory
Memory, Short-Term - drug effects
Methylphenidate
Methylphenidate - therapeutic use
Neurobiology
Neurosciences
Placebo effect
Prepulse inhibition
Productivity
Reaction time
Response inhibition
Short term memory
Startle response
Stimulants
Summer
Teachers
Treatment methods
Treatment outcomes
Variability
Work
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