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| Title |
The effects of long-term medication on growth in children and adolescents with ADHD: an observational study of a large cohort of real-life patients
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| Published in |
Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health, October 2015
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| DOI | 10.1186/s13034-015-0082-3 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Shelagh Gwendolyn Powell, Morten Frydenberg, Per Hove Thomsen |
| Abstract |
Children and adolescents with ADHD treated with central stimulants (CS) often have growth deficits, but the implications of such treatment for final height and stature remain unclear. Weight and height were assessed multiple times in 410 children and adolescents during long-term treatment with CS, which lasted between 0.9 and 16.1 years. Weight and height measures were converted to z-scores based on age- and sex-adjusted population tables. CS treatment was associated with (1) a relative reduction in body weight and a temporary halt in growth, (2) a weight and height lag after 72 months compared with relative baseline values. No relation to early start of medication (<6 years), gender, comorbid ODD/CD or emotional disorders was observed. Treatment with central stimulants for ADHD impacts growth in children and adolescents, and growth should be continuously monitored in patients on chronic treatment with these medications. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Greece | 1 | 33% |
| Unknown | 2 | 67% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 2 | 67% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | 33% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 66 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 66 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Bachelor | 13 | 20% |
| Student > Master | 10 | 15% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 7 | 11% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 6 | 9% |
| Researcher | 6 | 9% |
| Other | 9 | 14% |
| Unknown | 15 | 23% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Psychology | 19 | 29% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 9 | 14% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 8 | 12% |
| Neuroscience | 5 | 8% |
| Social Sciences | 4 | 6% |
| Other | 6 | 9% |
| Unknown | 15 | 23% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 3. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 03 January 2022.
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