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Problems of Diagnosis and the Definition of Comparable Groups: A Neglected Issue in Drug Research with Children

Problems of Diagnosis and the Definition of Comparable Groups: A Neglected Issue in Drug Research... BARBARA FISH M.D. 1 1 Chief of children's and adolescent services, Bellevue Hospital, psychiatric division, and associate professor of psychiatry, New York University School of Medicine, 550 First Ave., New York, N. Y. 10016 A review of the literature on child psychopharmacology reveals that many studies ignored differences in diagnosis, severity of illness, age, and IQ, which affect the response to treatment. Hyperactivity was often treated as if it represented a uniform group rather than a symptom which occurs with mild to severe disorders. Although reliable criteria may be lacking for the diagnosis of childhood disorders, the author recommends operational definitions to compare results and apply the findings in clinical practice. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png American Journal of Psychiatry American Psychiatric Publishing, Inc (Journal)

Problems of Diagnosis and the Definition of Comparable Groups: A Neglected Issue in Drug Research with Children

American Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 125 (7): 900 – Jan 1, 1969

Problems of Diagnosis and the Definition of Comparable Groups: A Neglected Issue in Drug Research with Children

American Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 125 (7): 900 – Jan 1, 1969

Abstract

BARBARA FISH M.D. 1 1 Chief of children's and adolescent services, Bellevue Hospital, psychiatric division, and associate professor of psychiatry, New York University School of Medicine, 550 First Ave., New York, N. Y. 10016 A review of the literature on child psychopharmacology reveals that many studies ignored differences in diagnosis, severity of illness, age, and IQ, which affect the response to treatment. Hyperactivity was often treated as if it represented a uniform group rather than a symptom which occurs with mild to severe disorders. Although reliable criteria may be lacking for the diagnosis of childhood disorders, the author recommends operational definitions to compare results and apply the findings in clinical practice.

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American Psychiatric Publishing, Inc (Journal)
Copyright
Copyright © 1969 American Psychiatric Association. All rights reserved.
ISSN
0002-953X
DOI
10.1176/appi.ajp.125.7.900
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Abstract

BARBARA FISH M.D. 1 1 Chief of children's and adolescent services, Bellevue Hospital, psychiatric division, and associate professor of psychiatry, New York University School of Medicine, 550 First Ave., New York, N. Y. 10016 A review of the literature on child psychopharmacology reveals that many studies ignored differences in diagnosis, severity of illness, age, and IQ, which affect the response to treatment. Hyperactivity was often treated as if it represented a uniform group rather than a symptom which occurs with mild to severe disorders. Although reliable criteria may be lacking for the diagnosis of childhood disorders, the author recommends operational definitions to compare results and apply the findings in clinical practice.

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American Journal of PsychiatryAmerican Psychiatric Publishing, Inc (Journal)

Published: Jan 1, 1969

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