Cited by 76Attention Deficit Hyperactivity DisorderBehavioral and Psychological StudiesPharmaceutical studies and practices

Stimulant Rebound: How Common Is It and What Does It Mean?

Carlson, Gabrielle A., Kelly, Kevin L.·2003·Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To examine rates and implications of stimulant-induced rebound - the behavioral deterioration that may occur as stimulant medications wear off. METHODS: This study compares nurse observations on evening shifts compared to day shifts in 149 psychiatrically hospitalized children treated with short-acting stimulants, usually methylphenidate, comparing nonmedication and stimulant-treated states. RESULTS: Behavioral deterioration (rebound), was observed in 30% of children on at least one dose of stimulants but was serious enough to discontinue treatment in only 8.7%. Children experiencing rebound did not differ clinically from those who did not. CONCLUSIONS: Rebound exists, occurs significantly in less than 10% of psychiatrically hospitalized children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, and does not appear to have specific diagnostic significance.

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  • Long-acting formulations may have insufficient duration of action, leading to symptom rebound at bedtime.

    “Long-acting formulations may have insufficient duration of action, leading to symptom rebound at bedtime.”

    From Associations of sleep disturbance with ADHD: implications for treatment (2015) · cites this paper as Carlson and Kelly 2003

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Authors
Carlson, G. A., & Kelly, K. L.
Affiliations
  • State University of New York (US)
  • Stony Brook University (US)
Venue
Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology
Published
2003-06
Volume
13
Issue
2
Pages
137-142
ISSN
  • 1044-5463 (ISSN-L)
  • 1557-8992
OpenAlex
W1999039388
Cited by
76
References
17
Citations by year
2025: 3 · 2024: 2 · 2023: 4 · 2022: 1 · 2021: 2 · 2020: 3 · 2019: 2 · 2018: 1 · 2016: 1 · 2015: 3 · 2014: 4 · 2013: 3 · 2012: 1
FWCI
2.45
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Developmental and Educational Psychology › Behavioral and Psychological Studies
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health › Pharmaceutical studies and practices
Keywords
methylphenidate, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, psychiatric hospitalization, children, treatment discontinuation
MeSH terms
Central Nervous System Stimulants, Analysis of Variance, Mental Disorders, Child, Female, Humans, Male, Psychiatric Status Rating Scales, Observation

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