- AAP
American Academy of Pediatrics
- ACAC
Association for Child and Adolescent Counseling
- ADD-H
attention deficit disorder with hyperactivity
- ADHD
attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
- ADHD-RS-IV
ADHD Rating Scale Version IV
- AHDD
attention hyperactivity deficit disorder
- AHRQ
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
- APA
American Psychological Association
- ASD
autism spectrum disorder
- AUC
area under the curve
- BASC-2
Behavior Assessment System for Children, Second Edition
- BMI
body mass index
- BRIEF2
Behavior Rating Inventory of Executive Function, Second Edition
- CAM
complementary, alternative, or integrative medicine
- CBCL
Child Behavior Checklist
- CBT
cognitive-behavioral therapy
- CHADD
Children and Adults with ADHD
- CHAOS
Conduct-Hyperactive-Attention Problem-Oppositional Symptom
- CGI
Clinical Global Impression
- CGI-I
Clinical Global Impression-Improvement
- CGI-S
Clinical Global Impression-Severity
- CI
confidence intervals
- CNS
central nervous system
- CPRS
Conners Parent Rating Scale
- CPT
Continuous Performance Test
- DASH
Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension
- DBDRS
Disruptive Behavior Disorder Ratings Scale
- DHA
Docosahexaenoic acid
- DIPA-L
Diagnostic Infant and Preschool Assessment, Likert version
- DS-ADHD
diagnosis-supported attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
- DSM
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders
- DSM-III
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Third Edition
- DSM-5
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition
- EEG
electroencephalogram/electroencephalography
- EHC
Effective Health Care
- EKG
electrocardiogram
- EPA
Eicosapentaenoic acid
- EPC
Evidence-based Practice Center
- FDA
Food and Drug Administration
- GPA
Grade Point Average
- GRADE
Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluation
- GIRK
G protein-coupled inward-rectifying potassium channel
- ICC
Intraclass Correlation Coefficient
- ICD-11
International Classification of Diseases, Eleventh Edition
- ID
identification
- IQ
Intelligence quotient
- KQ1
Key Question 1
- KQ2
Key Question 2
- KQ3
Key Question 3
- MEMS
Medication Event Monitoring System
- mg
milligram
- MPH
Methylphenidate
- MTA
Multimodal Treatment Study of Children with ADHD
- MRI
magnetic resonance imaging
- N
sample size
- N/A
not applicable
- NRI
norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor
- ODD
oppositional defiant disorder
- OROS
osmotic-release oral system
- p
probability
- PCORI
Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute
- PICOTSO
Population, Intervention, Comparator, Outcome, Timing, Setting, Study Design, and Other limiters
- PSC
Pediatric Symptom Checklist
- QbTest
continuous performance test
- QI
quality improvement
- QUADAS 2
Quality Assessment of Diagnostic Accuracy Studies
- RCT
randomized controlled trial
- RoB 2
Risk-of-Bias tool for randomized trials, version 2
- RTI-B
Response to Intervention – Behavioral
- RR
relative risk
- SEADS
Submit Supplemental Evidence and Data for Systematic Reviews
- SMART
Sequential Multiple Assignment Randomized Trial
- SMD
standardized mean difference
- SNAP-IV
Swanson, Nolan, and Pelham (SNAP) Questionnaire
- SoE
strength of evidence
- SPN-812
viloxazine extended release
- SRDR
Systematic Review Data Repository
- SUD
substance use disorder
- SWAN
Strengths and Weaknesses of ADHD Symptoms and Normal Behavior Rating Scale
- TAU
treatment-as-usual
- TOO
Task Order Officer
- TRF
Teacher Report Form
- UK
United Kingdom
Publication Details
Copyright
Publisher
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (US), Rockville (MD)
NLM Citation
Peterson BS, Trampush J, Maglione M, et al. ADHD Diagnosis and Treatment in Children and Adolescents [Internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (US); 2024 Mar. (Comparative Effectiveness Review, No. 267.) Abbreviations and Acronyms.