ENHANCING ADHD RX EFFECTIVENESS BY PEDIATRICS & SCHOOLS

描述：该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的交流的计划 与ADHD儿童的评估和管理有关的专业人员。 一旦到位，目标是评估有效性和成本效益 通过检查模型程序对诊断的前后影响， 与现有治疗相比，治疗、父母满意度和儿童表现 方法：研究方法。评估将允许在事后对学校进行比较 接收或不接收带有复制前和复制后的干预 第二个干预年。这项研究将检查临床与 研究诊断ADHD和其他共病情况，使用程度 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费用 和家人。这项研究的一个重要因素是，它不仅将 检查对个别儿童的干预的有效性，但 将在全社会范围内研究这一影响。

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.