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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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Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: Diagnosis and Treatment in Children and Adolescents [Internet].
Show details| Acronym/Abbreviation | Definition |
|---|---|
| AAP | American Academy of Pediatrics |
| AACAP | American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry |
| ACES | Adverse Childhood Experiences Study |
| ADHD | Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder |
| ADHD-C | Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder-combined type |
| ADHD-HI | Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder-hyperactive/impulsive type |
| ADHD-I | Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder-inattentive type |
| ADHD-RS | Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Rating Scale |
| ADHD RS-IV | Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Rating Scale 4 |
| AHRQ | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality |
| ATTEX | Attention and Executive Function Rating Inventory |
| ATX | Atomoxetine |
| AUC | Area under the curve |
| AV | Atrioventricular |
| BASC-2 | Behavior Assessment System for Children, Second Edition |
| BASC-2 BESS | Behavior Assessment System for Children, Second Edition Behavioral and Emotional Screening System |
| BPT | Behavioral parent training |
| BRIEF | Behavior Rating Inventory of Executive Function |
| CANTAB | Cambridge Neuropsychological Test Automated Battery |
| CARE | Coping With ADHD Through Relationships and Education |
| CBCL | Child Behavior Checklist |
| CBRS | Comprehensive Behavior Rating Scale |
| CBT | Cognitive behavioral therapy |
| CBV | Caudate body volume |
| CD | Conduct disorder |
| CDI | Children’s Depression Inventory |
| CDSR | Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews |
| CER | Comparative effectiveness review |
| CGI | Conners’ Global Index; Clinical Global Impression |
| CGI-S | Clinical Global Impression Severity |
| CGI-SS | Clinical Global Impression of Severity of Suicidality |
| CHEXI | Childhood Executive Functioning Inventory |
| CHIP-CE-PRF | Child and Health Illness Profile Child Edition, Parent Report Form |
| CHP-AS | Challenging Horizons Program After School |
| CHP-M | Challenging Horizons Program Mentoring |
| CI | Confidence interval |
| CDI | Children’s Depression Inventory |
| CLAS | Child Life and Attention Skills |
| Cog-Fun | Cognitive Functional intervention |
| Cogmed | Computerized memory training program |
| Conners 3 | Conners 3rd Edition |
| Conners CPT | Conners Continuous Performance Test |
| CPFT | Continuous Performance Function Test |
| CPRS | Conners Parent Rating Scale |
| CPT | Continuous Performance Test |
| CRS | Conners Rating Scale |
| CRS-P | Conners Rating Scale Parent |
| CRS-T | Conners Rating Scale Teacher |
| CTRS | Conners Teacher Rating Scale |
| DASS | Depression Anxiety Stress Scale |
| DB-DOS | Disruptive Behavior Diagnostic Observation Schedule |
| DBDRS | Disruptive Behavior Disorder Rating Scale |
| DBRS | Disruptive Behavior Rating Scale |
| DBP | Diastolic blood pressure |
| DEX | Dextroamphetamine |
| DHA | Docosahexaenoiacid |
| DICA-IV | Diagnostic Interview for Children and Adolescents 4 |
| DISC-IV | Diagnostic Interview Schedule for Children Version IV |
| DSM-5 | Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 5th Edition |
| DSM-IV-TR | Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 4th Edition, Text Revision |
| D-TMP | Dexmethylphenidate |
| ECG | Electrocardiograph |
| ED | Emergency department |
| EEG | Electroencephalograph, electroencephalogram, electroencephalography |
| EHC | Effective Health Care |
| EIS | Electro-interstitial scan |
| EMBASE | Excerpta Medica Database |
| EPA | Eicosapentaenoic acid |
| EPC | Evidence-based Practice Center |
| ERP | Event-related potentials |
| ES | Effect size |
| FDA | Food and Drug Administration |
| FSSEE | Family-School Success–Early Elementary |
| GIR | Guanfacine immediate release |
| GPA | Grade point average |
| GXR | Guanfacine extended release |
| HR | Hazard ratio |
| ICD-10 | 10th revision of the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems |
| ICTRP | International Clinical Trials Registry Platform |
| IRS | Impairment Rating Scale |
| IVA-2 (BrainTrain, Inc) | Integrated Visual and Auditory 2 |
| IVA-AE2 (BrainTrain, Inc) | Integrated Visual and Auditory Advanced Edition 2 |
| IVA-CPT | Integrated Visual and Auditory Continuous Performance Test |
| IVA-QS (BrainTrain, Inc) | Integrated Visual and Auditory Quick Screening |
| K-DBDS | Kiddie Disruptive Behavior Disorder Schedule |
| K-DISC-IV | Kiddie Computerized Diagnostic Interview Schedule for Children |
| KQ | Key Question |
| K-SADS-PL | Kiddie Schedule for Affective Disorders and Schizophrenia Present and Lifetime Version |
| LA | Linoleic acid |
| LDX | Lisdexamfetamine |
| MAS | Mixed amphetamine salts |
| MASC | Multidimensional Anxiety Scale for Children |
| MATH-CPT | Mathematics Continuous Performance Test |
| MEDLINE | National Library of Medicine bibliographic database |
| Mini KID | Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview for Children and Adolescents |
| MPH | Methylphenidate |
| MRI | Magnetic resonance imaging |
| MTA | Multisite Multimodal Treatment Study of Children with ADHD |
| NA | Not applicable |
| NDG | Ningdong granule |
| NEBA | Neuropsychiatric EEG-Based Assessment AID |
| NICHQ Vanderbilt Assessment Scale–PARENT | National Institute for Children’s Health Quality Vanderbilt Assessment Scale Parent |
| NICHQ Vanderbilt Assessment Scale–TEACHER | National Institute for Children’s Health Quality Vanderbilt Assessment Scale Teacher |
| NIMH | National Institute of Mental Health |
| NS | Not significant |
| NSS | Neurological subtle signs |
| ODD/CD | Oppositional defiant disorder/Conduct disorder |
| OROS-MPH | Osmotic release oral system methylphenidate |
| PACS | Parental account of children’s symptoms |
| PATS | Preschool ADHD Treatment Study |
| P-DBDRS | Parent Disruptive Behavior Disorder Rating Scale |
| PICOTS | Populations, Interventions, Comparators, Outcomes, Timing, Settings |
| PRISMA | Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses |
| PROSPERO | Prospective Register of Systematic Reviews |
| PS | Phosphatidylserine |
| RBBB | Right bundle branch block |
| RR | Relative risk |
| RCT | Randomized controlled trial |
| ROC | Receiver operator characteristic |
| SBP | Systolic blood pressure |
| SD | Standard deviation |
| SDQ | Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire |
| SDSC | Sleep Disturbance Scale for Children |
| SE | Standard error |
| SMD | Standardized mean difference |
| SNAP-IV | Swanson, Nolan and Pelham Revision |
| SOE | Strength of evidence |
| STAND | Supporting Teens’ Autonomy Daily |
| STEPP | Strategies to Enhance Positive Parenting |
| SWAN | Strengths and Weaknesses of ADHD and Normal Behavior |
| TBR | Theta/beta ratio |
| TEP | Technical expert panel |
| TOVA | Test of Variables of Attention |
| WHO | World Health Organization |
| WIAT | Wechsler Individual Achievement Test |
| WJ | Woodcock-Johnson test of achievement |
| WRAT | Wide Range Achievement Test |
| WPREMB | Weekly Parent Ratings of Evening and Morning Behavior |
| XR | Extended release |
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