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Table 2 Description of adolescents: individual characteristics

From: Exploring stimulant treatment in ADHD: narratives of young adolescents and their parents

ID

Age (years) at

Medication status

 

Comorbid

 

Interview

Diag

On

On & off

D/C

ADHD subtype

LD

GAD/dysth

ODD

F6

12

8

 

5y

 

C

   

M1

12

11

6mo

  

IA

x

x

 

F5

12

12

< 1mo

  

IA

   

M2

13

7

6y

  

C

  

x

M3

13

8

 

6y

 

C

x

  

M4

13

8

 

7y

 

IA

x

x

 

F4

13

10

3y

  

IA

x

  

F1

14

8

  

Brief trials

C

x

 

x

M5

14

9

  

On 6y, off 1y

C

x

  

M6

14

9

  

On 4y, off 3y

C

x

  

F3

14

14

< 1mo

  

IA

x

x

 

F2

15

10

2y

  

IA

 

x

 
  1. C: combined; Diag: diagnosis at specialty clinic (some children were diagnosed by community MDs prior); D/C: discontinued psychostimulants; dysth: dysthymia; F: female; GAD: generalized anxiety disorder; LD: learning disorder; IA: inattentive; ID: case identification; M: male; mo: month; ODD: oppositional defiant disorder; > 1 yr: on psychostimulants more than 1 year; < 1 mo: on psychostimulants less than 1 month.
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BMC Psychiatry

ISSN: 1471-244X

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