Table 1.
Irritability Response to Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Treatment in the 4 Treatment Groups
| Irritability Scores (SNAP Parent Report) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baseline |
3-Month Assessment |
9-Month Assessment |
14-Month Assessment |
Within-Group Effect Size (Baseline to 14-Month Assessment) | |||||
| Treatment Group | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | |
| Community comparison | 4.40 | 2.43 | 3.77 | 2.53 | 3.83 | 2.56 | 3.28 | 2.18 | 0.48 |
| Medication management | 4.40 | 2.65 | 2.81 | 2.37 | 2.75 | 2.26 | 2.80 | 2.39 | 0.63 |
| Behavioral treatment | 4.11 | 2.44 | 3.39 | 2.31 | 3.25 | 2.20 | 3.11 | 2.41 | 0.42 |
| Combined treatment | 4.26 | 2.41 | 3.02 | 2.05 | 2.64 | 2.08 | 2.35 | 2.22 | 0.82 |
| Treatment Group Comparison | Between-Group Effect Size (Baseline to 14-Month Assessment) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medication management vs. Community comparison | 0.20 | ||||||||
| Behavioral treatment vs. Community comparison | −0.05 | ||||||||
| Combined treatment vs. Community comparison | 0.34 | ||||||||
| Medication management vs. Behavioral treatment | .24 | ||||||||
| Combined treatment vs. Medication management | .13 | ||||||||
| Combined treatment vs. Behavioral treatment | 0.38 | ||||||||
Note: SNAP = Swanson, Nolan, and Pelham rating scale.