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Application of Actigraphy in the Clinical Setting: Use in Children With Attention‐Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Author(s) -
Miller Lucinda G.,
Kraft Irvin A.
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
pharmacotherapy: the journal of human pharmacology and drug therapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.227
H-Index - 109
eISSN - 1875-9114
pISSN - 0277-0008
DOI - 10.1002/j.1875-9114.1994.tb02812.x
Subject(s) - methylphenidate , attention deficit hyperactivity disorder , actigraphy , attention deficit disorder , psychology , psychiatry , attention deficit , physical medicine and rehabilitation , clinical psychology , medicine , insomnia
Clinicians rely primarily on subjective behavioral questionnaires in assessing attention‐deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). The new mini‐motion logger actigraph, which is a wrist‐worn minicomputer, can add an objective element to this assessment and is especially useful in children due to its small size. We applied this technology as an outcome measure in evaluating drug therapy in two children with ADHD who were receiving methylphenidate and pemoline, respectively. We also assessed preliminary findings from an additional 13 children.