A population-based study of stimulant drug treatment of ADHD and academic progress in children

We evaluated the hypothesis that later start of stimulant treatment of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder adversely affects academic progress in mathematics and language arts among 9- to 12-year-old children.

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Published in:	PEDIATRICS
Main Authors:	Zoëga, Helga, Rothman, Kenneth J, Huybrechts, Krista F, Ólafsson, Örn, Baldursson, Gísli, Almarsdóttir, Anna Birna, Jónsdóttir, Sólveig, Halldórsson, Matthías, Hernández-Diaz, Sonia, Valdimarsdóttir, Unnur A
Format:	Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:	English
Published:	2012
Subjects:	Achievement Age Factors Amphetamine Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity Central Nervous System Stimulants Child Educational Measurement Female Humans Iceland Language Arts Male Mathematics Methylphenidate Multivariate Analysis Odds Ratio Propylamines Registries Sex Factors Treatment Outcome
Online Access:	https://portal.findresearcher.sdu.dk/da/publications/5f9be274-52aa-4c55-8d5f-bb2ad049c786 https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.2011-3493

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Summary:	We evaluated the hypothesis that later start of stimulant treatment of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder adversely affects academic progress in mathematics and language arts among 9- to 12-year-old children.