Can We Manage Medication for Children with ADHD Without Teacher Reports?

Agreement between parent and teacher symptom reports was too low to rely on parent reports alone.

Both parent and teacher behavioral observations are recommended to assure accurate assessment and management of children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). However, obtaining timely teacher reports is challenging in clinical practice. Researchers examined the level of agreement between parent and teacher observations of ADHD behaviors in 270 children (mean age, 8 years) referred from 24 community-based pediatric practices in Chicago who met standard diagnostic criteria for ADHD. Parent and teacher reports on the ADHD Rating Scale IV were recorded before initiation of medication and 4 and 12 months later.

Correlations between parent and teacher ratings were statistically significant at each assessment, but the magnitude of …

Reviewing Author

Martin T. Stein, MD

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Consultant / Advisory boardPearson Neuroscience Advisory Board

Speaker’s bureauAmerican Academy of Pediatrics

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Editorial boardsJournal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics

Martin T. Stein, MD

Disclosures

Consultant / Advisory boardPearson Neuroscience Advisory Board

Speaker’s bureauAmerican Academy of Pediatrics

RoyaltiesElsevier, Inc.

Editorial boardsJournal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics