1. Multimodal Treatment Study of ADHD
Diana Browning Wright, Behavior/Discipline Trainings, 2002
Multimodal Treatment Study of ADHD
I. ADHD
No Comorbidity
Medication alone
proved effective1
Summary of data on MTA study from: Forness, S.R., Kavale, K.A. (2001) Ignoring the odds: Hazards of not adding the new medical model to special education decisions. Behavior Disorders 26(4)
1Outcomes of a full standard deviation improvement, .8 or greater
Diana Browning Wright, Behavior/Discipline Trainings, 2002
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2. II. ADHD + Anxiety or Depressive Disorder
MTA STUDY
II. ADHD + Anxiety or Depressive Disorder
either
Effective Medication Management
Behavioral Treatment
Responded Well1
Summary of data on MTA study from: Forness, S.R., Kavale, K.A. (2001) Ignoring the odds: Hazards of not adding the new medical model to special education decisions. Behavior Disorders 26(4)
1Outcomes of a full standard deviation improvement, .8 or greater
Diana Browning Wright, Behavior/Discipline Trainings, 2002

3. MTA STUDY III. ADHD + ODD/CD Combined therapies only proved effective
(Medication/Behavioral)
responded “relatively well”2
Summary of data on MTA study from: Forness, S.R., Kavale, K.A. (2001) Ignoring the odds: Hazards of not adding the new medical model to special education decisions. Behavior Disorders 26(4)
2Outcomes of .4 improvement
Diana Browning Wright, Behavior/Discipline Trainings, 2002

4. IV. ADHD + Anxiety or Depression + ODD/CD
MTA STUDY
IV. ADHD + Anxiety or Depression + ODD/CD
Responded only partially
to combined treatment3
Summary of data on MTA study from: Forness, S.R., Kavale, K.A. (2001) Ignoring the odds: Hazards of not adding the new medical model to special education decisions. Behavior Disorders 26(4)
3Statistically significant, but not clinically significant change
Diana Browning Wright, Behavior/Discipline Trainings, 2002