1043-3155 Pediatr Neurol Briefs pedneurbriefs Pediatr Neurol Briefs Pediatric Neurology Briefs Pediatr Neurol Briefs 2166-6482 1043-3155 2166-3155 Pediatric Neurology Briefs Publishers Chicago, IL, USA PNB-3-80-a 10.15844/pedneurbriefs-3-10-10 Learning and Behavior Disorders Neurology Pediatrics Nervous System Diseases Child Development Brain Diseases Neurosurgery Child Infant Rating Scales in Attention Deficit Disorder http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0173-7931 Millichap J. Gordon MD 1 2 * Division of Neurology, Children's Memorial Hospital, Chicago, IL Departments of Pediatrics and Neurology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL Correspondence: Dr. J. Gordon Millichap, E-mail: jgmillichap@northwestern.edu 10 1989 01 08 2016 3 10 80 80 Copyright: © 1989 The Author(s) 1989 This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. Parent, teacher, child. A trilateral approach to attention deficit disorder

A comparison of parent, teacher, and child performance rating scales in the diagnosis and follow-up of methylphenidate treated children with ADDH is reported from Developmental Pediatrics, San Antonio, TX; Department of Pediatrics, Madigan Army Medical Center, Tacoma, WA; and Department of Pediatrics, William Beaumont Army Medical Cener, El Paso, TX.

 Gordon Diagnostic System Hyperactive Behavior Three Clinical Tools

A comparison of parent, teacher, and child performance rating scales in the diagnosis and follow-up of methylphenidate treated children with ADDH is reported from Developmental Pediatrics, San Antonio, TX; Department of Pediatrics, Madigan Army Medical Center, Tacoma, WA; and Department of Pediatrics, William Beaumont Army Medical Cener, El Paso, TX. The three clinical tools provided varying degrees of supportive data during diagnosis and treatment of 21 children with ADD/H. The ADD-H Comprehensive Teacher Rating Scale classified 67% as having ADD/H and 14% as borderline. The Conners’ Parent Rating Scale-Revised identified 71% as having ADD/H. The Gordon Diagnostic System showed 52% as having ADD/H and 29% as borderline. During treatment with methylphenidate, the teacher rating scale showed an increase in attention span and a decrease in hyperactivity, the parent rating scale showed a significant decrease in hyperactive behavior and the Gordon child performance scale showed no significant change. [1]

COMMENT. The teacher and parent rating scales were helpful in monitoring the effects of treatment with methylphenidate while the child performance-dependent test was insensitive to drug effects.

 Cohen ML Kelly PC Atkinson AW Parent, teacher, child. A trilateral approach to attention deficit disorder Am J Dis Child 1989 Oct 143 10 1229 33 2801667 10.1001/archpedi.1989.02150220137034