title: Comparative effects of methylphenidate on ADD girls and ADD boys.
abstract: The effects of 0.3 mg/kg methylphenidate were compared for 12 ADD boys and 12 ADD girls participating in a summer treatment program for children with behavior and/or learning problems. Previous investigations have suggested that ADD girls may differ from ADD boys in some important respects. No information exists regarding whether the effects of the most common treatment for these children, methylphenidate, has comparable effects on boys and girls. The boys and girls were matched for age and IQ. The results revealed equivalent and beneficial effects of methylphenidate for both boys and girls. Methylphenidate therefore would appear to be as useful a treatment for ADD girls as for ADD boys.
authors.forename: W E
authors.initials: WE
authors.lastname: Pelham
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Walker
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sturges
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hoza
mesh_terms: D001289:Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity / Q000188:drug therapy*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D004311:Double-Blind Method; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008774:Methylphenidate / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; D012737:Sex Factors
chemical_list: D008774:Methylphenidate