This Article Full Text (PDF) References Alert me when this article is cited Alert me if a correction is posted Citation Map Services Email this article to a friend Similar articles in this journal Alert me to new issues of the journal Add to Saved Citations Download to citation manager Request Permissions Request Reprints Add to My Marked Citations Citing Articles Citing Articles via HighWire Citing Articles via Google Scholar Citing Articles via Scopus Google Scholar Articles by Purdie, N. Articles by Carroll, A. Search for Related Content Social Bookmarking                         What's this?

A Review of the Research on Interventions for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: What Works Best?

Queensland University of Technology

John Hattie

University of Auckland

Annemaree Carroll

University of Queensland

This meta-analysis examined 74 studies in which there had been an intervention that aimed to improve the behavioral, cognitive, and/or social functioning of people with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), or attention deficit disorder (ADD). Overall, there were larger effects of the various interventions on behavioral than on educational outcomes. These overall effects were larger for medical interventions than for educational, psychosocial, or parent training interventions, but there was little support for flow-over effects, from the reduction in behavior problems to enhanced educational outcomes. The effects on educational outcomes were greater for educational interventions than for other types of intervention.

Key Words: attention deficit hyperactivity disorder • educational interventions • medical interventions • meta-analysis • psychological interventions

Review of Educational Research, Vol. 72, No. 1, 61-99 (2002)
DOI: 10.3102/00346543072001061


CiteULike    Complore    Connotea    Del.icio.us    Digg    Reddit    Technorati    Twitter    What's this?

This article has been cited by other articles:

				J. Harrison, B. Thompson, and K. J. Vannest Interpreting the Evidence for Effective Interventions to Increase the Academic Performance of Students With ADHD: Relevance of the Statistical Significance Controversy Review of Educational Research, June 1, 2009; 79(2): 740 - 775. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

				P. Williamson, M. E. Koro-Ljungberg, and R. Bussing Analysis of Critical Incidents and Shifting Perspectives: Transitions in Illness Careers Among Adolescents With ADHD Qual Health Res, March 1, 2009; 19(3): 352 - 365. [Abstract] [PDF]

				K. R. Harris, B. Danoff Friedlander, B. Saddler, R. Frizzelle, and S. Graham Self-Monitoring of Attention Versus Self-Monitoring of Academic Performance: Effects Among Students with ADHD in the General Education Classroom Journal of Special Education, November 1, 2005; 39(3): 145 - 157. [Abstract] [PDF]

				A. M. Doggett ADHD and Drug Therapy: is it Still a Valid Treatment? J Child Health Care, March 1, 2004; 8(1): 69 - 81. [Abstract] [PDF]

				J. L. Hosp, K. W. Howell, and M. K. Hosp Characteristics of Behavior Rating Scales: Implications for Practice in Assessment and Behavioral Support Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions, October 1, 2003; 5(4): 201 - 208. [Abstract] [PDF]