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SEQUENTIAL EVALUATION OF BEHAVIORAL TREATMENTS AND METHYLPHENIDATE DOSAGE FOR CHILDREN WITH ATTENTION DEFICIT HYPERACTIVITY DISORDER
Author(s) -
Gulley Veronica,
Northup John,
Hupp Steve,
Spera Sandi,
LeVelle Jim,
Ridgway Andrea
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
journal of applied behavior analysis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.1
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1938-3703
pISSN - 0021-8855
DOI - 10.1901/jaba.2003.36-375
Subject(s) - methylphenidate , attention deficit hyperactivity disorder , psychology , attention deficit , behavioral analysis , attention deficit disorder , clinical psychology , psychiatry , developmental psychology
We used a sequential approach to evaluate the relative and combined effects of different types of behavioral treatments, as well as dosage of methylphenidate (MPH), on the disruptive behavior of 3 students who had been diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. Results showed that individualized behavioral treatments produced decreases in disruptive behavior equivalent to MPH for all 3 participants and demonstrated the need to evaluate behavioral treatments and medication dosage on an individual basis.