15 year old won't accept ADD diagnosis

<p>“Aren’t we left with many questions?”</p>

<p>Yes. </p>

<p>Sorry I haven’t read each abstract today, but I believe I have read most, if not all in the past. The one I linked is a prospective study of the original kids in the original study.</p>

<p>I REALLY want to know, for both personal and professional reasons.</p>

<p>"I am still confused why NIMH publishes one article in 11/09 and the Science article is 6 mo older. "</p>

<p>I believe one is In abstract of the actual original study (Science; "Brooke S.G. Molina Ph.D.Corresponding Author Contact Information, a, E-mail The Corresponding Author, Stephen P. Hinshaw Ph.D.a, James M. Swanson Ph.D.a, L. Eugene Arnold M.D., M.Ed.a, Benedetto Vitiello M.D.a, Peter S. Jensen M.D.a, Jeffery N. Epstein Ph.D.a, Betsy Hoza Ph.D.a, Lily Hechtman M.D.a, Howard B. Abikoff Ph.D.a, Glen R. Elliott Ph.D., M.D.a, Laurence L. Greenhill M.D.a, Jeffrey H. Newcorn M.D.a, Karen C. Wells Ph.D.a, Timothy Wigal Ph.D.a, Robert D. Gibbons Ph.D.a, Kwan Hur Ph.D.a, Patricia R. Houck M.S.a and The MTA Cooperative Group</p>

<p>aThe NIMH Collaborative Multisite Multimodal Treatment Study of Children With Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (MTA) was a National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) cooperative agreement randomized clinical trial involving six clinical sites. Collaborators from the National Institute of Mental Health: Peter Jensen, M.D. (currently at Columbia University), L. Eugene Arnold, M.D., M.Ed. (currently at Ohio State University), Benedetto Vitiello, M.D. …) and the NIMH article is a review of the various studies.("Peter Jensen, M.D., Columbia University, and colleagues ")</p>