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Comprehensive assessment of childhood attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder in the context of a multisite, multimodal clinical trial

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Hinshaw, SP; March, JS; Abikoff, H; Arnold, LE; Cantwell, DP; Conners, CK; Elliott, GR; Halperin, J; Greenhill, LL; Hechtman, LT; Hoza, B ...
Published in: Journal of Attention Disorders
January 1, 1997

As the largest randomized clinical trial conducted by the National Institute of Mental Health, the Multimodal Treatment Study of Children with ADHD (MTA) will yield data on a diverse sample of 576 7.0- to 9.9-year-old children with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), Combined type, regarding the relative and combined effectiveness of psychosocial and pharmacologic interventions. After delineating key challenges posed by such a multisite investigation, we describe the MTA's multiple-gating procedures for recruitment, screening, and diagnosis of a diverse sample. We then discuss the cross-domain assessment battery for tracking the sample before, during, and after 14 months of active intervention. Throughout, we emphasize the guiding principles that shaped pertinent decision making. Highlighted are issues of psychometric adequacy; dimensional vs. categorical measurement; multi-method, multi-agent, and multi-domain coverage; plotting of individual trajectories of development and change; respondent bias and burden; appraisal of treatment processes as well as outcomes; and construction of composite indices. Copyright © Multi-Health Systems Inc., 1997.

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Journal of Attention Disorders

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1087-0547

Publication Date

January 1, 1997

Volume

1

Issue

4

Start / End Page

217 / 234

Related Subject Headings

  • Developmental & Child Psychology
  • 5203 Clinical and health psychology
  • 5202 Biological psychology
  • 5201 Applied and developmental psychology
  • 1701 Psychology
 

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Hinshaw, S. P., March, J. S., Abikoff, H., Arnold, L. E., Cantwell, D. P., Conners, C. K., … Wigal, T. (1997). Comprehensive assessment of childhood attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder in the context of a multisite, multimodal clinical trial. Journal of Attention Disorders, 1(4), 217–234. https://doi.org/10.1177/108705479700100403
Hinshaw, S. P., J. S. March, H. Abikoff, L. E. Arnold, D. P. Cantwell, C. K. Conners, G. R. Elliott, et al. “Comprehensive assessment of childhood attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder in the context of a multisite, multimodal clinical trial.” Journal of Attention Disorders 1, no. 4 (January 1, 1997): 217–34. https://doi.org/10.1177/108705479700100403.
Hinshaw SP, March JS, Abikoff H, Arnold LE, Cantwell DP, Conners CK, et al. Comprehensive assessment of childhood attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder in the context of a multisite, multimodal clinical trial. Journal of Attention Disorders. 1997 Jan 1;1(4):217–34.
Hinshaw, S. P., et al. “Comprehensive assessment of childhood attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder in the context of a multisite, multimodal clinical trial.” Journal of Attention Disorders, vol. 1, no. 4, Jan. 1997, pp. 217–34. Scopus, doi:10.1177/108705479700100403.
Hinshaw SP, March JS, Abikoff H, Arnold LE, Cantwell DP, Conners CK, Elliott GR, Halperin J, Greenhill LL, Hechtman LT, Hoza B, Jensen PS, Newcorn JH, McBurnett K, Pelham WE, Richters JE, Severe JB, Schiller E, Swanson J, Vereen D, Wells K, Wigal T. Comprehensive assessment of childhood attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder in the context of a multisite, multimodal clinical trial. Journal of Attention Disorders. 1997 Jan 1;1(4):217–234.
Journal cover image

Published In

Journal of Attention Disorders

DOI

ISSN

1087-0547

Publication Date

January 1, 1997

Volume

1

Issue

4

Start / End Page

217 / 234

Related Subject Headings

  • Developmental & Child Psychology
  • 5203 Clinical and health psychology
  • 5202 Biological psychology
  • 5201 Applied and developmental psychology
  • 1701 Psychology