A clinical review of outcomes of the Multimodal Treatment Study of Children with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (MTA)

Over the past decade, the Multimodal Treatment Study of Children with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder has provided a bewildering wealth of data (more than 70 peer-reviewed articles) addressing treatment-related questions for children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder. However, t...

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Published in:Current psychiatry reports 2008-10, Vol.10 (5), p.424-431
Main Authors: Murray, Desiree W., Arnold, L. Eugene, Swanson, Jim, Wells, Karen, Burns, Karen, Jensen, Peter, Hechtman, Lily, Paykina, Natalya, Legato, Lauren, Strauss, Tara
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Achievement
Adolescent
Attention Deficit and Disruptive Behavior Disorders - epidemiology
Attention Deficit and Disruptive Behavior Disorders - rehabilitation
Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity - epidemiology
Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity - rehabilitation
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
Behavior Therapy
Central Nervous System Stimulants - adverse effects
Central Nervous System Stimulants - therapeutic use
Child
Child, Preschool
Combined Modality Therapy
Community Mental Health Services
Comorbidity
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Hyperactivity
Juvenile Delinquency - rehabilitation
Juvenile Delinquency - statistics & numerical data
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Psychiatry
Social Adjustment
Socialization
Substance-Related Disorders - epidemiology
Substance-Related Disorders - rehabilitation
Treatment Outcome
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Summary:Over the past decade, the Multimodal Treatment Study of Children with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder has provided a bewildering wealth of data (more than 70 peer-reviewed articles) addressing treatment-related questions for children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder. However, the take-home messages for clinicians may not always be clear. Therefore, this article reviews key findings, including relative benefits of medication and behavioral treatments, longterm effects at 2 and 3 years, treatment mediators and moderators, preliminary delinquency and substance use outcomes, and growth suppression related to stimulant use. Appropriate interpretations of the findings and their limitations are discussed, and recommendations for clinical practice are derived.
ISSN:1523-3812
1535-1645
DOI:10.1007/s11920-008-0068-4