Background. Various treatments for ADHD have been used, but no long-term maintenance of gains have been documented once treatment was discontinued. This has led to the development of multimodal treatment. Diverse interventions are potentially beneficial to ADHD patients. / Objective. To determine whether any differences exist between the multimodal treatment group, and the two control groups, 4--7 years after completion of the program. This study examines the subjects' social, academic and behavioral functioning. / Method. A parental telephone interview was used to conduct this follow-up. / Results. At follow-up, mean age was 15.02 years. There were no significant differences between the groups, on any measure. Many subjects showed language difficulties and deteriorated upon entry into high school. / Conclusions. No differences between treatment groups emerged over time. Multimodal treatment did not significantly improve outcome over stimulant treatment alone. Language difficulties and greater risk for failure upon entry into high school are apparent in this population. Overall, despite difficulties, parental reports indicate most of the subjects are functioning reasonably well: 33.3% of parents reported improvement, 41.6% reported stability of their child's behavior, and 25.1% reported deterioration. This may be due to the fact that 60% were still on medication.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:LACETR/oai:collectionscanada.gc.ca:QMM.21573 |
| Date | January 1999 |
| Creators | Ingram, Sara Alison. |
| Contributors | Hechtman, Lily (advisor) |
| Publisher | McGill University |
| Source Sets | Library and Archives Canada ETDs Repository / Centre d'archives des thèses électroniques de Bibliothèque et Archives Canada |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Electronic Thesis or Dissertation |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Coverage | Master of Science (Department of Psychiatry.) |
| Rights | All items in eScholarship@McGill are protected by copyright with all rights reserved unless otherwise indicated. |
| Relation | alephsysno: 001652724, proquestno: MQ50797, Theses scanned by UMI/ProQuest. |
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