Follow-Up of the PATS (Methylphenidate Efficacy
and Safety in Children with ADHD)
Principal Investigator: Mark A. Riddle, M.D.
This is a multi-site, 5-year follow-up study of a sample of approximately 201 of the 303 preschool children, ages 3-5 years, who were diagnosed with ADHD and participated in the original Preschoolers with ADHD Treatment Study (PATS) to determine the safety and efficacy of methylphenidate. The follow-up study will assess these children as they turn 4-9 years old and attend elementary school.
Study Coordinator and Contact: | Jessica Samson |
Location: | Johns Hopkins University 600 North Wolfe Street Children's Medical and Surgical Center |
Approaches to Improve Youth Psychopharmacologic Treatment
Principal Investigator: Susan dosReis, Ph.D.
This research investigates the use of child mental health services for ADHD to explore the factors that lead parents to seek care and to determine how these factors affect the delivery of evidence-based care. Using a qualitative research design, parents of children recently diagnosed with ADHD were interviewed about their experiences with their child's behavior problems. Recruitment has stopped but follow-up of participants is ongoing. Data analyses and manuscript preparation continues. This research has led to a new understanding of individual behaviors that are more or less amenable to accepting and engaging in evidence-based treatments.
Publications:
dosReis, S., Butz, A., Lipkin, P., Anixt, J., Weiner, C. L., & Chernoff, R. (2006). Attitudes About Stimulant Medication for Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder Among African-American Families in an Inner City Community. Journal of Behavioral Health Services & Research, 33(4), 423-430.
dosReis, S., Mychailyszyn, M. P., Myers, M. A., & Riley, A. W. (2007). Coming to terms with ADHD: How urban African-American families come to seek care for their children. Psychiatric Services, 58(5), 636-641.
dosReis, S., Zito, J. M., Safer, D. J., Gardner, J. F., Puccia, K. B., & Owens, P. L. (2005). Multiple psychotropic medication use for youths: A two-state comparison. Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology, 15(1), 68-77.
