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Kemper AR, Maslow GR, Hill S, et al. Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: Diagnosis and Treatment in Children and Adolescents [Internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (US); 2018 Jan. (Comparative Effectiveness Reviews, No. 203.)

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Acronyms and Abbreviations

Acronym/AbbreviationDefinition
AAPAmerican Academy of Pediatrics
AACAPAmerican Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
ACESAdverse Childhood Experiences Study
ADHDAttention deficit hyperactivity disorder
ADHD-CAttention deficit hyperactivity disorder-combined type
ADHD-HIAttention deficit hyperactivity disorder-hyperactive/impulsive type
ADHD-IAttention deficit hyperactivity disorder-inattentive type
ADHD-RSAttention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Rating Scale
ADHD RS-IVAttention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Rating Scale 4
AHRQAgency for Healthcare Research and Quality
ATTEXAttention and Executive Function Rating Inventory
ATXAtomoxetine
AUCArea under the curve
AVAtrioventricular
BASC-2Behavior Assessment System for Children, Second Edition
BASC-2 BESSBehavior Assessment System for Children, Second Edition Behavioral and Emotional Screening System
BPTBehavioral parent training
BRIEFBehavior Rating Inventory of Executive Function
CANTABCambridge Neuropsychological Test Automated Battery
CARECoping With ADHD Through Relationships and Education
CBCLChild Behavior Checklist
CBRSComprehensive Behavior Rating Scale
CBTCognitive behavioral therapy
CBVCaudate body volume
CDConduct disorder
CDIChildren’s Depression Inventory
CDSRCochrane Database of Systematic Reviews
CERComparative effectiveness review
CGIConners’ Global Index; Clinical Global Impression
CGI-SClinical Global Impression Severity
CGI-SSClinical Global Impression of Severity of Suicidality
CHEXIChildhood Executive Functioning Inventory
CHIP-CE-PRFChild and Health Illness Profile Child Edition, Parent Report Form
CHP-ASChallenging Horizons Program After School
CHP-MChallenging Horizons Program Mentoring
CIConfidence interval
CDIChildren’s Depression Inventory
CLASChild Life and Attention Skills
Cog-FunCognitive Functional intervention
CogmedComputerized memory training program
Conners 3Conners 3rd Edition
Conners CPTConners Continuous Performance Test
CPFTContinuous Performance Function Test
CPRSConners Parent Rating Scale
CPTContinuous Performance Test
CRSConners Rating Scale
CRS-PConners Rating Scale Parent
CRS-TConners Rating Scale Teacher
CTRSConners Teacher Rating Scale
DASSDepression Anxiety Stress Scale
DB-DOSDisruptive Behavior Diagnostic Observation Schedule
DBDRSDisruptive Behavior Disorder Rating Scale
DBRSDisruptive Behavior Rating Scale
DBPDiastolic blood pressure
DEXDextroamphetamine
DHADocosahexaenoiacid
DICA-IVDiagnostic Interview for Children and Adolescents 4
DISC-IVDiagnostic Interview Schedule for Children Version IV
DSM-5Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 5th Edition
DSM-IV-TRDiagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 4th Edition, Text Revision
D-TMPDexmethylphenidate
ECGElectrocardiograph
EDEmergency department
EEGElectroencephalograph, electroencephalogram, electroencephalography
EHCEffective Health Care
EISElectro-interstitial scan
EMBASEExcerpta Medica Database
EPAEicosapentaenoic acid
EPCEvidence-based Practice Center
ERPEvent-related potentials
ESEffect size
FDAFood and Drug Administration
FSSEEFamily-School Success–Early Elementary
GIRGuanfacine immediate release
GPAGrade point average
GXRGuanfacine extended release
HRHazard ratio
ICD-1010th revision of the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems
ICTRPInternational Clinical Trials Registry Platform
IRSImpairment Rating Scale
IVA-2 (BrainTrain, Inc)Integrated Visual and Auditory 2
IVA-AE2 (BrainTrain, Inc)Integrated Visual and Auditory Advanced Edition 2
IVA-CPTIntegrated Visual and Auditory Continuous Performance Test
IVA-QS (BrainTrain, Inc)Integrated Visual and Auditory Quick Screening
K-DBDSKiddie Disruptive Behavior Disorder Schedule
K-DISC-IVKiddie Computerized Diagnostic Interview Schedule for Children
KQKey Question
K-SADS-PLKiddie Schedule for Affective Disorders and Schizophrenia Present and Lifetime Version
LALinoleic acid
LDXLisdexamfetamine
MASMixed amphetamine salts
MASCMultidimensional Anxiety Scale for Children
MATH-CPTMathematics Continuous Performance Test
MEDLINENational Library of Medicine bibliographic database
Mini KIDMini International Neuropsychiatric Interview for Children and Adolescents
MPHMethylphenidate
MRIMagnetic resonance imaging
MTAMultisite Multimodal Treatment Study of Children with ADHD
NANot applicable
NDGNingdong granule
NEBANeuropsychiatric EEG-Based Assessment AID
NICHQ Vanderbilt Assessment Scale–PARENTNational Institute for Children’s Health Quality Vanderbilt Assessment Scale Parent
NICHQ Vanderbilt Assessment Scale–TEACHERNational Institute for Children’s Health Quality Vanderbilt Assessment Scale Teacher
NIMHNational Institute of Mental Health
NSNot significant
NSSNeurological subtle signs
ODD/CDOppositional defiant disorder/Conduct disorder
OROS-MPHOsmotic release oral system methylphenidate
PACSParental account of children’s symptoms
PATSPreschool ADHD Treatment Study
P-DBDRSParent Disruptive Behavior Disorder Rating Scale
PICOTSPopulations, Interventions, Comparators, Outcomes, Timing, Settings
PRISMAPreferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses
PROSPEROProspective Register of Systematic Reviews
PSPhosphatidylserine
RBBBRight bundle branch block
RRRelative risk
RCTRandomized controlled trial
ROCReceiver operator characteristic
SBPSystolic blood pressure
SDStandard deviation
SDQStrengths and Difficulties Questionnaire
SDSCSleep Disturbance Scale for Children
SEStandard error
SMDStandardized mean difference
SNAP-IVSwanson, Nolan and Pelham Revision
SOEStrength of evidence
STANDSupporting Teens’ Autonomy Daily
STEPPStrategies to Enhance Positive Parenting
SWANStrengths and Weaknesses of ADHD and Normal Behavior
TBRTheta/beta ratio
TEPTechnical expert panel
TOVATest of Variables of Attention
WHOWorld Health Organization
WIATWechsler Individual Achievement Test
WJWoodcock-Johnson test of achievement
WRATWide Range Achievement Test
WPREMBWeekly Parent Ratings of Evening and Morning Behavior
XRExtended release

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