Volume 46, Issue 7 , Pages 894-921, July 2007
Practice Parameter for the Assessment and Treatment of Children and Adolescents With Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
ABSTRACT
This practice parameter describes the assessment and treatment of children and adolescents with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) based on the current scientific evidence and clinical consensus of experts in the field. This parameter discusses the clinical evaluation for ADHD, comorbid conditions associated with ADHD, research on the etiology of the disorder, and psychopharmacological and psychosocial interventions for ADHD.
Key Words: attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, evaluation, treatment, practice parameter
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Accepted February 18, 2007.This parameter was developed by Steven Pliszka, M.D., principal author, and the AACAP Work Group on Quality Issues: William Bernet, M.D., Oscar Bukstein, M.D., and Heather J. Walter, M.D., Co-Chairs; Valerie Arnold, M.D., Joseph Beitchman, M.D., R. Scott Benson, M.D., Allan Chrisman, M.D., Tiffany Farchione, M.D., John Hamilton, M.D., Helene Keable, M.D., Joan Kinlan, M.D., Jon McClellan, M.D., David Rue, M.D., Ulrich Schoettle, M.D., Jon A. Shaw, M.D., and Saundra Stock, M.D. AACAP Staff: Kristin Kroeger Ptakowski and Jennifer Medicus.The authors acknowledge the following experts for their contributions to this parameter: Larry Greenhill, M.D., Timothy Wilens, M.D., Thomas Spencer, M.D., Joe Biederman, M.D., Mina Dulcan, M.D., Lily Hechtman, M.D., Paul Hammerness, M.D., John Hamilton, M.D., Caryn Carlson, Ph.D., Gregory Fabiano, M.A., William Pelham, Ph.D., James Swanson, Ph.D., and Daniel Waschbusch, Ph.D.This parameter was reviewed at the Member Forum at the Annual Meeting of the AACAP in October, 2005.From July 2006 to September 2006, this parameter was reviewed by a Consensus Group convened by the Work Group on Quality Issues. Consensus Group members and their constituent groups were as follows: Work Group on Quality Issues (Oscar Bukstein, M.D., Allan Chrisman, M.D., R. Scott Benson, M.D., and John Hamilton, M.D.), Topic Experts (Larry Greenhill, M.D., and Russell Barkley, Ph.D.), AACAP Work Group on Research (Larry Greenhill, M.D.), AACAP Assembly of Regional Organizations (Joan Gerring, M.D., and Guy Palmes, M.D.), and AACAP Council (Cynthia W. Santos, M.D., and Catherine Jaselskis, M.D.).Disclosures of potential conflicts of interest for authors and Work Group chairs are provided at the end of the parameter. Disclosures of potential conflicts of interest for all other individuals named above are provided on the AACAP Web site on the Practice Information page.This practice parameter was approved by the AACAP Council on October 18, 2006.This practice parameter is available on the Internet (www.aacap.org).Reprint requests to the AACAP Communications Department, 3615 Wisconsin Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20016.Disclosure: Dr. Pliszka receives or has received research support from, acted as a consultant to, and/or served on the speakers' bureaus of Shire, McNeil Pediatrics, and Eli Lilly. Dr. Bukstein receives or has received research support from, acted as a consultant to, and/or served on the speakers' bureaus of Cephalon, Forest Pharmaceuticals, McNeil Pediatrics, Shire, Eli Lilly, and Novartis. Drs. Bernet and Walter have no financial relationships to disclose.
PII: S0890-8567(09)62182-1
doi:10.1097/chi.0b013e318054e724
Volume 46, Issue 7 , Pages 894-921, July 2007
