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Psychotic symptoms in ADHD: an analysis of the MTA database

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Psychotic symptoms in ADHD: an analysis of the MTA database. / Vitiello, Benedetto ; Perez Algorta, Guillermo Daniel; Arnold, L. Eugene et al.
In: Journal of the Amercian Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Vol. 56, No. 4, 04.2017, p. 336-343.

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Vitiello, B, Perez Algorta, GD, Arnold, LE, Howard, AL, Stehli, A & Molina, BSG 2017, 'Psychotic symptoms in ADHD: an analysis of the MTA database', Journal of the Amercian Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, vol. 56, no. 4, pp. 336-343. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaac.2017.01.016

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Vitiello, B., Perez Algorta, G. D., Arnold, L. E., Howard, A. L., Stehli, A., & Molina, B. S. G. (2017). Psychotic symptoms in ADHD: an analysis of the MTA database. Journal of the Amercian Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 56(4), 336-343. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaac.2017.01.016

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Vitiello B, Perez Algorta GD, Arnold LE, Howard AL, Stehli A, Molina BSG. Psychotic symptoms in ADHD: an analysis of the MTA database. Journal of the Amercian Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. 2017 Apr;56(4):336-343. Epub 2017 Feb 4. doi: 10.1016/j.jaac.2017.01.016

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Vitiello, Benedetto ; Perez Algorta, Guillermo Daniel ; Arnold, L. Eugene et al. / Psychotic symptoms in ADHD : an analysis of the MTA database. In: Journal of the Amercian Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. 2017 ; Vol. 56, No. 4. pp. 336-343.

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title = "Psychotic symptoms in ADHD: an analysis of the MTA database",
abstract = "Objective: To assess the prevalence of psychotic symptoms among youths (age 14-25 years) with a childhood diagnosis of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) combined type. Method: The participants in the Multimodal Treatment Study of Children with ADHD (MTA) and a local normative comparison group (LNCG) were systematically assessed 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, and 16 years after the original enrollment at a mean age of 8.5 years. Trained research assistants administered a psychosis screener, and positive screens were referred to study clinicians to confirm or exclude psychosis. Possible associations between screening positive and alcohol or substance use were assessed. Results: Data were available from 509 MTA participants (88% of the original MTA sample) and 276 LNCG subjects (96% of the original sample), with a mean age of 25.1 and 24.6 years, respectively, at Year 16. Twenty-six MTA subjects (5%, 95% CI: 3, 7) and 11 LNCG (4%, 95% CI: 2, 6) screened positive for at least one psychotic symptom (p=0.60). Most psychotic symptoms were transient. The prevalence of clinician-confirmed psychotic symptoms was 1.1% (95% C.I. 0.2, 2.1) in the MTA and 0.7% (0, 1.7) in the LNCG (p=0.72). Greater cannabis use was reported by those who screened (p<0.05) and were confirmed positive (p<0.01). Conclusions: There was no evidence that ADHD increased the risk for psychotic symptoms. In both the ADHD and normative comparison groups, more frequent cannabis use was associated with greater likelihood of experiencing psychotic symptoms, thus supporting the recommendation that youth should not use cannabis. ",
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RIS

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T1 - Psychotic symptoms in ADHD

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AU - Vitiello, Benedetto

AU - Perez Algorta, Guillermo Daniel

AU - Arnold, L. Eugene

AU - Howard, Andrea L.

AU - Stehli, Annamarie

AU - Molina, Brooke S.G.

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N2 - Objective: To assess the prevalence of psychotic symptoms among youths (age 14-25 years) with a childhood diagnosis of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) combined type. Method: The participants in the Multimodal Treatment Study of Children with ADHD (MTA) and a local normative comparison group (LNCG) were systematically assessed 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, and 16 years after the original enrollment at a mean age of 8.5 years. Trained research assistants administered a psychosis screener, and positive screens were referred to study clinicians to confirm or exclude psychosis. Possible associations between screening positive and alcohol or substance use were assessed. Results: Data were available from 509 MTA participants (88% of the original MTA sample) and 276 LNCG subjects (96% of the original sample), with a mean age of 25.1 and 24.6 years, respectively, at Year 16. Twenty-six MTA subjects (5%, 95% CI: 3, 7) and 11 LNCG (4%, 95% CI: 2, 6) screened positive for at least one psychotic symptom (p=0.60). Most psychotic symptoms were transient. The prevalence of clinician-confirmed psychotic symptoms was 1.1% (95% C.I. 0.2, 2.1) in the MTA and 0.7% (0, 1.7) in the LNCG (p=0.72). Greater cannabis use was reported by those who screened (p<0.05) and were confirmed positive (p<0.01). Conclusions: There was no evidence that ADHD increased the risk for psychotic symptoms. In both the ADHD and normative comparison groups, more frequent cannabis use was associated with greater likelihood of experiencing psychotic symptoms, thus supporting the recommendation that youth should not use cannabis.

AB - Objective: To assess the prevalence of psychotic symptoms among youths (age 14-25 years) with a childhood diagnosis of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) combined type. Method: The participants in the Multimodal Treatment Study of Children with ADHD (MTA) and a local normative comparison group (LNCG) were systematically assessed 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, and 16 years after the original enrollment at a mean age of 8.5 years. Trained research assistants administered a psychosis screener, and positive screens were referred to study clinicians to confirm or exclude psychosis. Possible associations between screening positive and alcohol or substance use were assessed. Results: Data were available from 509 MTA participants (88% of the original MTA sample) and 276 LNCG subjects (96% of the original sample), with a mean age of 25.1 and 24.6 years, respectively, at Year 16. Twenty-six MTA subjects (5%, 95% CI: 3, 7) and 11 LNCG (4%, 95% CI: 2, 6) screened positive for at least one psychotic symptom (p=0.60). Most psychotic symptoms were transient. The prevalence of clinician-confirmed psychotic symptoms was 1.1% (95% C.I. 0.2, 2.1) in the MTA and 0.7% (0, 1.7) in the LNCG (p=0.72). Greater cannabis use was reported by those who screened (p<0.05) and were confirmed positive (p<0.01). Conclusions: There was no evidence that ADHD increased the risk for psychotic symptoms. In both the ADHD and normative comparison groups, more frequent cannabis use was associated with greater likelihood of experiencing psychotic symptoms, thus supporting the recommendation that youth should not use cannabis.

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KW - adolescents

KW - psychosis

KW - cannabis

KW - screening

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VL - 56

SP - 336

EP - 343

JO - Journal of the Amercian Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

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SN - 0890-8567

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