Journal article
Rationale, Design, and Methods of the Preschool ADHD Treatment Study (PATS)
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To describe the rationale and design of the Preschool ADHD Treatment Study (PATS).
METHOD: PATS was a National Institutes of Mental Health-funded, multicenter, randomized, efficacy trial designed to evaluate the short-term (5 weeks) efficacy and long-term (40 weeks) safety of methylphenidate (MPH) in preschoolers with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Three hundred three subjects ages 3 to 5.5 years old who met …
Authors
KOLLINS S; GREENHILL L; SWANSON J; WIGAL S; ABIKOFF H; McCRACKEN J; RIDDLE M; McGOUGH J; VITIELLO B; WIGAL T
Journal
Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, Vol. 45, No. 11, pp. 1275–1283
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
November 2006
DOI
10.1097/01.chi.0000235074.86919.dc
ISSN
0890-8567