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| Margaret D WeissSummaryAffiliation: University of British Columbia Country: Canada Publications
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Assessment and management of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder in adultsMargaret Weiss
Division of Child Psychiatry, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC
CMAJ 168:715-22. 2003..We review the available literature and provide an approach to the assessment and management of ADHD in adults...
A chart review study of the inattentive and combined types of ADHDM Weiss
Department of Psychiatry C4, University of British Columbia, Children s and Women s Health Centre, Vancouver, Canada
J Atten Disord 7:1-9. 2003..ADHD-IA children are often seen as having speech and language problems, and are less likely to receive medication treatment, but respond to medical treatment with improvement both in attention and residual hyperactive/impulsive symptoms...- Sleep hygiene and melatonin treatment for children and adolescents with ADHD and initial insomniaMargaret D Weiss
Division of Child Psychiatry, University of British Columbia, Canada
J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry 45:512-9. 2006..To evaluate the efficacy of sleep hygiene and melatonin treatment for initial insomnia in children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)... - A randomized, placebo-controlled trial of controlled release melatonin treatment of delayed sleep phase syndrome and impaired sleep maintenance in children with neurodevelopmental disabilitiesMichael B Wasdell
Melatonin Research Group, Department of Psychiatry, BC Children s Hospital, Vancouver, Canada
J Pineal Res 44:57-64. 2008..Children with neurodevelopmental disabilities, who had treatment resistant chronic delayed sleep phase syndrome and impaired sleep maintenance, showed improvement in melatonin therapy... 
Sleep problems in the child with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder: defining aetiology and appropriate treatmentsMargaret D Weiss
Children s and Women s Health Centre of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
CNS Drugs 24:811-28. 2010..Whether metabolic or neurological pathways common to both sleep and ADHD may be disrupted, and whether targeting treatments to these pathways may simultaneously improve both ADHD and sleep symptoms, needs further elucidation...- Time courses of improvement and symptom remission in children treated with atomoxetine for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder: analysis of Canadian open-label studiesRuth A Dickson
Eli Lilly Canada, Toronto, Canada and University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Child Adolesc Psychiatry Ment Health 5:14. 2011..abstract:.. - Clinical correlates of oppositional defiant disorder and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder in adultsMargaret D Weiss
Department of Psychiatry, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Postgrad Med 123:177-84. 2011..Although there is research demonstrating that ADHD persists into adulthood, less is known about the frequency of its persistence, clinical characteristics, and impairment when associated with comorbid ODD in adults with ADHD... - Research forum on psychological treatment of adults with ADHDMargaret Weiss
University of British Columbia and Children s and Women s Health Centre, Vancouver, BC, Canada
J Atten Disord 11:642-51. 2008..Practice guidelines to date all recommend multimodal intervention, given that a significant number of patients cannot tolerate, do not respond to, or fail to reach optimal outcomes with medication alone... - A randomized double-blind trial of paroxetine and/or dextroamphetamine and problem-focused therapy for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder in adultsMargaret Weiss
Division of Child Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
J Clin Psychiatry 67:611-9. 2006..To determine the effect of psychotherapy, dextroamphetamine, and/or paroxetine on attention-deficit/hyperactivity-disorder (ADHD) in adults... - The screens culture: impact on ADHDMargaret D Weiss
Children s and Women s Health Centre of BC, University of British Columbia, 4500 Oak St, PO Box 178, Vancouver, BC, V6H 3N1, Canada
Atten Defic Hyperact Disord 3:327-34. 2011..Internet and off-line gaming overuse and addiction are serious concerns for ADHD youth. Research is limited by the lack of measures for youth or parents, studies of children at risk, and studies of impact and treatment... - A post hoc analysis of d-threo-methylphenidate hydrochloride (focalin) versus d,l-threo-methylphenidate hydrochloride (ritalin)Margaret Weiss
Division of Child Psychiatry, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry 43:1415-21. 2004..To evaluate clinical measures of the benefit/risk ratio in a post hoc analysis of a clinical trial of d-threo-methylphenidate hydrochloride (d-MPH) and d,l-threo-methylphenidate hydrochloride (d,l-MPH)... - A guide to the treatment of adults with ADHDMargaret D Weiss
University of British Columbia Medical Center, Division of Child Psychiatry, British Columbia s Children s Hospital, Vancouver
J Clin Psychiatry 65:27-37. 2004.... - Clinical suggestions for management of stimulant treatment in adolescentsM Weiss
Division of Child Psychiatry, University of British Columbia, Vancouver
Can J Psychiatry 45:717-23. 2000..With active treatment it may be possible to prevent the serious morbidity associated with ADHD during this period and to lay a foundation for adulthood... - Moderators and mediators of symptoms and quality of life outcomes in an open-label study of adults treated for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorderMargaret D Weiss
ADHD Clinic, Children s and Women s Health Centre, Department of Psychiatry, Children s Hospital, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
J Clin Psychiatry 71:381-90. 2010..This article reports moderators and mediators of symptoms and quality of life outcomes... - Long-term effectiveness outcome of melatonin therapy in children with treatment-resistant circadian rhythm sleep disordersRoxanne Carr
Melatonin Research Group, Department of Psychiatry, BC Children s Hospital, Vancouver, BC, Canada
J Pineal Res 43:351-9. 2007..Hypnotics for children with CRSD should be considered a second line of treatment for those who fail to respond to sleep hygiene and/or melatonin... - Sleep hygiene for children with neurodevelopmental disabilitiesJames E Jan
Child and Family Research Institute, University of British Columbia and BC Children s Hospital, 4500 Oak St, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada V6H 3N1
Pediatrics 122:1343-50. 2008.... - Effectiveness outcomes in attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorderMargaret D Weiss
Department of Psychiatry, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
J Clin Psychiatry 67:38-45. 2006..Practical clinical trials and naturalistic follow-up studies will allow us to evaluate the true clinical impact of short-term efficacy trials... - Effects of stimulant medication treatment on mothers' and children's attributions for the behavior of children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorderC Johnston
Department of Psychology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
J Abnorm Child Psychol 28:371-82. 2000..The potential risks and benefits for parent-child interactions and children's self-perceptions of these medication-related differences in attributions are discussed... - Evidence for a general factor model of ADHD in adultsChristopher Gibbins
ADHD Clinic, Children s and Women s Health Centre, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
J Atten Disord 16:635-44. 2012..To examine factor structures of Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (4th ed.) symptoms of ADHD in adults... - Nutritional status of children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder: a pilot studyJoy Y Kiddie
Food Nutrition and Health, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada V6T 1Z4
Int J Pediatr 2010:767318. 2010..Conclusions. This pilot study reports the food intake and nutrient status of children with ADHD and shows a predisposition for low zinc and copper status in ADHD... - Atomoxetine treatment of adults with ADHD and comorbid alcohol use disordersTimothy E Wilens
Massachusetts General Hospital, 55 Fruit Street, YAW 6900, Boston, MA 02114, USA
Drug Alcohol Depend 96:145-54. 2008..The study aim was to determine if atomoxetine was superior to placebo in improving ADHD and alcohol use in recently abstinent adults with ADHD and comorbid alcohol use disorder... - Psychiatric comorbidity in ADHD symptom subtypes in clinic and community adultsJoyce Sprafkin
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science, State University of New York at Stony Brook, NY 11794 8790, USA
J Atten Disord 11:114-24. 2007..To compare psychiatric comorbidity between the three symptom subtypes of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), Inattentive (I), Hyperactive-Impulsive (H), and Combined (C), in adults... - New developments in the treatment of ADHDJoseph Biederman
Dept. of Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
J Clin Psychiatry 67:148-59. 2006 - ODD, ADHD, versus ODD+ADHD in clinic and community adultsKenneth D Gadow
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science, State University of New York, Stony Brook, NY 11794 8790, USA
J Atten Disord 11:374-83. 2007..To seek evidence for the validity of oppositional defiant disorder (ODD) as a behavioral syndrome in adults... - High-dose atomoxetine treatment of ADHD in youths with limited response to standard dosesChristopher J Kratochvil
University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE 68198, USA
J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry 46:1128-37. 2007..To assess the utility and tolerability of higher than standard atomoxetine doses to treat attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)...