Citation

Loney J, Weissenburger FE, Woolson RF, Lichty EC. J. Abnorm. Child Psychol. 1979; 7(2): 133-143.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1979, Holtzbrinck Springer Nature Publishing Group)

DOI

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PMID

469107

Abstract

This study compares the short-term effects of methylphenidate and of teacher consultation on the on-task behavior of diagnosed hyperkinetic outpatient boys and selected classmates. Statistically significant treatment effects were found for both drug-treated and behaviorally treated hyperkinetic boys; the size of these effects did not differ between the two types of treatment. Within the behavioral group, the treatment effect spilled over, so that there was also a significant treatment effect on overactive classmates of the behaviorally treated hyperkinetic children and a trend toward a significant treatment effect on their average classmates. Some implications of the findings are discussed.

Language: en