title: A meta-analysis of combined treatments for children diagnosed with ADHD.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Meta-analytic procedures are used to review the literature of combined treatments of psychosocial and pharmacological treatments for children diagnosed with ADHD.
  
  
  METHODS
  Eight combined treatment studies meet specific inclusion and exclusion criteria regarding the core and peripheral features of the disorder.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The results of this study highlight the individual and average effect sizes within the categories of inattention, hyperactivity, impulsivity, social skills, and academics. These findings are compared with the effect sizes of meta-analytic findings previously reported in the pharmacological literature.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The results reveal large effect sizes for the core features of the disorder and the peripheral feature of social skills. A small effect size is found for the peripheral feature of academics. Findings are discussed in light of the paucity of included studies focused on combined treatments for ADHD.
authors.affiliation: College of Education, Michigan State University, MI, USA.
authors.forename: Amy
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Majewicz-Hefley
authors.forename: John S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Carlson
mesh_terms: D001289:Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D001521:Behavior Therapy; D000697:Central Nervous System Stimulants / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002648:Child; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D006801:Humans; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic
chemical_list: D000697:Central Nervous System Stimulants