Table 3.
Narrative Description of Significant Predictor and Moderator Effects
| Predictor/Moderator | Effect | Outcome | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| CASI ADHD | Predictor | D-Total | Subjects with higher ADHD score showed more and faster improvements, regardless of treatment assignment. |
| Callous/Unemotionala | Predictor | D-Total | Subjects with higher Callous/Unemotional scores showed more and faster improvements, regardless of treatment assignment. |
| CASI-4R Anger Irritability Symptoms | Moderator | D-Total | Early on, the advantage of augmented treatment was greater for children with high AIS scores, but this effect was diminished before 9 weeks. Essentially, the augmentation effect was faster for those with high baseline AIS scores. |
| CASI-4R Mania | Moderator | D-Total | Early on, the effect of augmented treatment was greater for children with low Mania scores, but this effect was diminished before 9 weeks. Essentially, the augmentation effect was faster for those with low baseline Mania scores. |
| ABS Proactive Aggression | Moderator | ADHD Total | Early on, the effect of augmented treatment was greater for children with high Proactive Aggression scores, but this effect was diminished before 9 weeks. Essentially, the augmentation effect was faster for those with high proactive aggression scores. |
| CASI ADHD | Moderator | Positive Social | Early on, the effect of augmented treatment was greater for children with high CASI ADHD scores, but this effect was diminished before 9 weeks, by which time those with lower baseline ADHD scores showed greater advantage of augmented treatment. |
| CASI Anger Irritability Symptoms | Moderator | Positive Social | Early on, the effect of augmented treatment was greater for children with high AIS scores, but midway through the trial, the effect of augmented treatment became greater for children with low AIS scores. |
| Maternal education | Moderator | Positive Social | Within the basic treatment group, children of mothers with less education (high school or less) did worse, but there was no relationship between maternal education and outcome within the augmented treatment group. Therefore, the effect of augmented treatment was greater for children of mothers with less education. |
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Callous/Unemotional Score was a composite of items selected by authors to reflect lack of remorse when behaving antisocially (scoring algorithm available on request).
CASI-4R, Child and Adolescent Symptom Inventory; ADHD, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder; ABS, Antisocial Behavior Scale.