ENHANCING ADHD RX EFFECTIVENESS BY PEDIATRICS & SCHOOLS

描述：本项目的具体目标是实现一个模型 加强普通医疗和教育之间沟通的计划 专业人士对ADHD儿童的评估和管理。 一旦到位，目的是评估有效性和成本效益 通过检查其对诊断的前后影响， 治疗，父母满意度和儿童的表现相比，现有的 方法. 评估将允许对学校进行事前比较 接受或不接受干预， 第二个干预年。 这项研究将检查临床与 ADHD和其他共病状况的研究诊断， 兴奋剂药物、其他心理社会干预措施的使用程度， 教育干预措施的使用程度、儿童的学业和 行为功能，家长对治疗的满意度和学校的成本 和家人 这项研究的一个重要内容是，它不仅将 检查干预措施对个别儿童的有效性， 将在整个社区范围内研究其影响。

Description: The specific aims of this project are to implement a model program that enhances communications between general medical and educational professionals regarding the evaluation and management of children with ADHD. Once in place, the aim is to assess the effectiveness and cost effectiveness of the model program by examining its pre and post-effects on diagnosis, treatments, parent satisfaction and child performance compared to existing methods. The assessments will allow pre-post comparisons of the schools receiving or not receiving the intervention with a pre-post replication in the second intervention year. The study will examine clinical versus research diagnosis of ADHD and other co-morbid conditions, extent of use of stimulant medication, extent of use of other psychosocial interventions, extent of use of educational interventions, childrens' academic and behavioral function, parent satisfaction with treatments and cost to schools and families. An important element of this study is that it will not only examine the effectiveness of the intervention on individual children but will examine the effect community-wide.