주의력 결핍 과잉 운동장애에 대한 Methylphenidate의 임상 효과

The Effect of Methylphenidate on Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

The objectives of this study were to evaluate the effect of methylphenidate on attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, using child attention problem checklist to 42(male : 29，female : 13) attention deficit hyperactivity disorder patients from March 1992 to February 1993. The results were as follows : There was significant improvement on symptoms in the scores rated by teachers in 7th & 28th day after methylphenidate administration compared to baseline score(p<C0.05) and 28th day score showed significant improvement compared to 7th day scores(p<C0.05). There was significant improvement on symptoms in the scores rated by parents in 28th day after methylphenidate administration compared to baseline score(p<0.05) and 28 th day score showed significant improvement compared to 7th day score. In single administration of methylphenidate in Sunday morning, there was significant improvement on symptoms in morning score compared to afternoon score(p〈0.05). In the administration of methylphenidate of same dosage, the 7th day rating score of teacher showed significant improvement on symptoms compared to the Sunday morning rating score of parents (p<0.05) and the 28th day comparison was also showed significant improvement on symptoms in the scores rated by teachers compared to the scores rated by parents(p<C0.05).