title: Attributions and Perception of Methylphenidate Effects in Adolescents With ADHD.
abstract: Although a number of studies demonstrate that children with ADHD do not attribute their behavior to taking medication, it remains unstudied whether adolescents, who have a longer history of taking medication for ADHD, show performance attributions to medication.
  
  
  
  A sample of 46 adolescents completed daily attributions for success or failure as a part of their participation in a summer treatment program with a double-blind, placebo-controlled assessment of methylphenidate.
  
  
  
  Results demonstrated that adolescents with ADHD did not reliably discern active medication from placebo, rarely attributed their performance to the pill, and showed no differences in attributional style as a function of medication status.
  
  
  
  These data indicate that adolescents with ADHD may possess inaccurate beliefs about the effect of stimulant medication on their behavior.
authors.affiliation: 1 Florida International University, Miami, USA.
authors.forename: William E
authors.initials: WE
authors.lastname: Pelham
authors.affiliation: 1 Florida International University, Miami, USA.
authors.forename: Elizabeth M
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Gnagy
authors.affiliation: 1 Florida International University, Miami, USA.
authors.forename: Margaret H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Sibley
authors.affiliation: 2 University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, PA, USA.
authors.forename: Heidi L
authors.initials: HL
authors.lastname: Kipp
authors.affiliation: 3 University of South Carolina, Columbia, USA.
authors.forename: Bradley H
authors.initials: BH
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.affiliation: 4 Ohio University, Athens, USA.
authors.forename: Steven W
authors.initials: SW
authors.lastname: Evans
authors.affiliation: 5 University of Texas Health Sciences Center-Houston, USA.
authors.forename: Oscar
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Bukstein
mesh_terms: D000124:Achievement; D000293:Adolescent; D001289:Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity / Q000188:drug therapy*; D000697:Central Nervous System Stimulants / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D002648:Child; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D004311:Double-Blind Method; D004334:Drug Administration Schedule; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008774:Methylphenidate / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D012938:Social Perception
chemical_list: D000697:Central Nervous System Stimulants; D008774:Methylphenidate
keywords: ADHD; adolescence; stimulant medication treatment