The Results of a Large Scale Study to Compare the Efficacy

question 21

Multiple Choice

The results of a large scale study to compare the efficacy of pharmacological and psychosocial treatments for ADHD found which of the following?

• A) Only the groups whose treatment included methylphenidate showed improvement over the 2 years of the study.
• B) Most of the improvement occurred in the latter half of the study.
• C) The group that included clinical behavior therapy showed the most improvement at the 2-year follow-up.
• D) The addition of psychosocial therapy did not improve the effectiveness of methylphenidate alone.

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