Psychiatry and Clinical Psychopharmacology
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Effectiveness and adverse effects of methylphenidate treatment in children diagnosed with disruptive mood dysregulation disorder and attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder: a preliminary report

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Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Nevsehir State Hospital, Nevsehir, Turkey

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Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, School of Medicine, Dokuz Eylul University, Izmir, Turkey

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Department of Child And Adolescent Psychiatry, Dokuz Eylul University, Faculty of Medicine, Izmir-Turkey

Psychiatry and Clinical Psychopharmacology 2017; 27: 99-100
DOI: 10.1080/24750573.2017.1293252
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Objective: Comorbidity with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and disruptive mood dysregulation disorders (DMDD) is very common in children and adolescents In this study, we aimed to present a retrospective study of methylphenidate (MPH) treatment in 12 cases who were diagnosed with DMDD and ADHD.

Method: All patients were followed-up in our outpatient clinic and the effectiveness and side effects of MPH were explored. Mood Symptom Questionnaire (MSQ-7) and Clinical Global Impression-Severity (CGI-S) were used for assessing the mood symptoms and their severity.

Results: The differences between initiation time and the end-point time in CGI-S and MSQ-7 scores were statistically significant.

Conclusion: In this present study, the usage of MPH was found to lead to an increase in irritability in children with ADHD and DMDD evidently

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