Multimodal Treatment Study of ADHD

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Multimodal Treatment Study of ADHD
I. ADHD No Comorbidity
Medication alone proved effective1
Summary of data on MTA study from Forness,
S.R., Kavale, K.A. (2001) Ignoring the odds
Hazards of not adding the new medical model to
special education decisions. Behavior
Disorders 26(4) 269-281. 1Outcomes of a full
standard deviation improvement, .8 or
greater Diana Browning Wright, Behavior/Discipline
Trainings, 2002
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MTA STUDY
II. ADHD Anxiety or Depressive Disorder
either
Effective Medication Management
Behavioral Treatment
Responded Well1
Summary of data on MTA study from Forness,
S.R., Kavale, K.A. (2001) Ignoring the odds
Hazards of not adding the new medical model to
special education decisions. Behavior
Disorders 26(4) 269-281. 1Outcomes of a full
standard deviation improvement, .8 or
greater Diana Browning Wright, Behavior/Discipline
Trainings, 2002
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MTA STUDY
III. ADHD ODD/CD
Combined therapies only proved effective (Medicati
on/Behavioral) responded relatively well2
Summary of data on MTA study from Forness,
S.R., Kavale, K.A. (2001) Ignoring the odds
Hazards of not adding the new medical model to
special education decisions. Behavior
Disorders 26(4) 269-281. 2Outcomes of .4
improvement Diana Browning Wright,
Behavior/Discipline Trainings, 2002
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MTA STUDY
IV. ADHD Anxiety or Depression ODD/CD
Responded only partially to combined treatment3
Summary of data on MTA study from Forness,
S.R., Kavale, K.A. (2001) Ignoring the odds
Hazards of not adding the new medical model to
special education decisions. Behavior
Disorders 26(4) 269-281. 3Statistically
significant, but not clinically significant
change Diana Browning Wright, Behavior/Discipline
Trainings, 2002