Vicissitudes of follow-up studies: differential effects of parent training and stimulant medication with hyperactives.
A two-year outcome study of 73 hyperactive children supports both previous short-term studies which suggested that stimulant medication is superior to parent training and long-term studies which found no differences between the two interventions. The discrepancy is discussed in light of complications that inevitably arise in outcome studies and that tend to preclude meaningful outcomes in long-term studies. The development of new research strategies is called for.
Firestone
Philip
P
School of Psychology.
Crowe
David
D
Queensway Carleton Hospital.
Goodman
John T
JT
Department of Psychology.
McGrath
Patrick
P
0000-0002-9568-2571
Department of Psychology.
D001289:Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity / Q000628:therapy*; D002648:Child; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008774:Methylphenidate / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D010290:Parents / Q000193:education*; D012107:Research Design
D008774:Methylphenidate