Findling 1996.
Methods | A patient report of an 11‐year old girl who experienced transient side effects after receiving MPH | |
Participants | Diagnosis of ADHD: DSM‐III‐R (subtype: combined) Age: 11 years old IQ: > 70 Sex: female Ethnicity: not stated Country: USA Comorbidity: major depression (single episode, marked severity) Comedication: sertraline 25 mg, twice daily Sociodemographics: not stated |
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Interventions | Methylphenidate dosage: 5 mg twice daily Duration of intervention: the patient was still taking methylphenidate at the follow‐up at 3 months. Adverse effects occurred in the initiation of the treatment Treatment compliance: not stated |
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Outcomes |
Non‐serious adverse events: Mild and transient anorexia, transient weight loss 2 kg observed at the initiation of methylphenidate therapy |
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Notes | Ethics approval: not stated Funding/vested interests/authors' affiliations: not stated Key conclusions of study authors: these cases support previous suggestions that adjunctive treatment with psychostimulants might be a safe and effective intervention for children treated with fluoxetine or sertraline who have persistent ADHD symptoms and suggest that such combined treatment might be suitable for adults as well Supplemental information: email sent twice to author in order to get data on BP and HR. No reply |