PMC full text: | Published online 2010 Jun 2. doi: 10.1186/1746-1340-18-13
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Table 4
Citation | Inclusion Criteria Met | Inclusion Criteria Not Met |
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Goff et al 2000 [75] | Level III-3 evidence Uncontrolled, Non-random, experimental trial N = 41 | Adult study population Criteria not stated for a diagnosis No formal diagnosis No validated psychometric measures used according to AACAP |
Giesen et al 1989 [76] | Level III-3 evidence Uncontrolled, Non-random, Single-Subject Design Children 7-13 years N = 7 Diagnosed by Paediatrician Used a psychometric outcome measure | Criteria not stated for a diagnosis Did not use validated psychometric measures according to AACAP |
Brzozowske and Walton 1980 [77] | Level III-3 evidence Uncontrolled, Non-random, experimental trial Children 9-17 years N = 13 | No AD/HD diagnosis stated Did not use validated psychometric measures according to AACAP |
Brzozowske and Walton 1977 [78] | Level III evidence Controlled Non-Random Clinical Trial Children 9-17 years N = 24 1 child diagnosed with Minimal Brain Damage (1950's and 1960's terminology for AD/HD) 1 child on Ritalin-implied AD/HD diagnosis | Criteria not stated for a diagnosis Most of the study population did not have a specified diagnosis Did not use validated psychometric measures according to AACAP |
Note: AACAP: American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry