1999 Medline Abstracts for AD(H)D

Medline ADD, ADHD search - top articles 1999 <bracketed italics = my notes>

A pilot controlled study of DSM-III-R and DSM-IV ADHD in African-American children J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry 1999 Jan;38(1):34-9

Studies mostly in whites. Genetics play a role in blacks as well.

Effects of stimulant medication on the lateralisation of line bisection judgments of children with ADHD J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 1999 Jan;66(1):57-63

Methylphenidate normalized ADHD children’s ability to move dots and bisecting lines.

Antecedents and complications of trauma in boys with ADHD: findings from a longitudinal study J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry 1999 Jan;38(1):48-55

ADHD was not found to be a risk factor for either trauma exposure or PTSD, but child mania was.

A comparative analysis of antidepressants and stimulants for the treatment of adults with ADHD J Fam Pract 1999 Jan;48(1):15-20 (Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston)

Antidepressants are as effective as stimulants.

Diagnostic utility of two commonly used ADHD screening measures among special education students J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry 1998 Jan;37(1):74-82

ADDES (attention deficit disorders evaluation scale) and ASQ (10-item Conners abbreviated symptom questionnaire) were not good statistically with overall efficiency rates of 70-74% with both false positives and false negatives.

The third factor of the WISC-III: it’s (probably) not freedom from distractibility J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry 1999 Mar;38(3):322-8

The FFD (freedom from distractibility) test is not a good test.