Comparing psychological and pharmacological treatments for hyperkinetic boys and their classmates.
This study compares the short-term effects of methylphenidate and of teacher consultation on the on-task behavior of diagnosed hyperkinetic outpatient boys and selected classmates. Statistically significant treatment effects were found for both drug-treated and behaviorally treated hyperkinetic boys; the size of these effects did not differ between the two types of treatment. Within the behavioral group, the treatment effect spilled over, so that there was also a significant treatment effect on overactive classmates of the behaviorally treated hyperkinetic children and a trend toward a significant treatment effect on their average classmates. Some implications of the findings are discussed.
D001288:Attention / Q000187:drug effects; D001521:Behavior Therapy; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D006948:Hyperkinesis / Q000628:therapy*; D008297:Male; D008774:Methylphenidate / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D009043:Motor Activity / Q000187:drug effects; D010379:Peer Group
D008774:Methylphenidate