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Optimizing stimulant dose in ADHD patients with comorbid aggression
Author(s) -
Knopf Alison
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
the brown university child and adolescent behavior letter
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1556-7575
pISSN - 1058-1073
DOI - 10.1002/cbl.30578
Subject(s) - stimulant , aggression , psychology , psychiatry , clinical psychology
Stimulants alone were effective in treating aggressive behavior in children with attention‐deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) — see article on page 1. However, the trial was “inconclusive” because the participants who did well on stimulants alone were not eligible to randomization for the next treatment — second generation antipsychotics. It was published, however, because there are lessons for clinicians — optimize stimulant dose — and trialists — publish your research because it can still help. Moving on to stepped treatment for those whom stimulants didn't help completely, did help the other patients.