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Twenty-four-week treatment with extended release methylphenidate improves emotional symptoms in adult ADHD
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OBJECTIVES: Treatment investigations with methylphenidate in adults with ADHD focus preferentially on the classical psychopathology: inattention, hyperactivity and impulsivity. ADHD-associated emotional symptoms, which are frequently present at least in ADHD subpopulations, were studied rarely. The vast majority of the placebo-controlled trials had observation periods between 4 and 8 weeks. To assess the medium- to long-term effects of extended release methylphenidate (MPH-ER) on emotional symptoms and other psychopathology frequently seen in ADHD patients, we conducted a large-scale, multicenter treatment study. METHODS: We performed a randomised, 24-week, double-blind, placebo-controlled study in adults with ADHD. The diagnosis was made on the basis of the DSM-IV criteria, which were confirmed by clinical history and a structured psychopathological interview and the use of rating instruments. 363 patients were randomized to MPH-ER or placebo at a ratio of 2:1. The duration of the titration period was 5 weeks followed by a maintainance phase of 19 weeks. The efficacy measures were the observer rated 10-item Emotional Dysregulation Scale (EDS) derived from the Wender-Reimherr Adult Attention Deficit Disorder Scale (WRAADDS) and a self-report, six-item Emotional Lability Scale (ELS) extracted from the long version of the Conners Adult ADHD Self Report Scale (CAARS:S:L). In addition we used the SCL-90-R for the assessment of ADHD associated and comorbid psychopathology. RESULTS: MPH-ER was statistically superior to placebo in reducing emotional symptoms as assessed by the EDS and the ELS. Obsessive-compulsive symptoms and those of problems with self-concept declined until the end of the observation period. The decline was more pronounced in MPH-ER treated individuals. The effects remained robust during the entire maintenance period until week 24. Symptoms of anxiety, depression, anger and hostility, phobia, paranoid ideations and psychoticism were not improved. CONCLUSIONS: MPH-ER appears to be an efficacious treatment for emotional symptoms with ADHD. Also obsessive-compulsive symptoms and problems with self-concept were affected positively.
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“Psychiatric and behavioral comorbidities, such as depression, anxiety disorder, bipolar disorder, substance use, and personality disorders, often co-occur with ADHD and result in increased difficulties for appropriate diagnoses and treatments (Barkley and Brown, 2008; Rosler et al., 2010; Mao and Findling, 2014; Katzman et al., 2017).”
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“The effect size ranged from 0.28 to 0.4, which is lower than stimulants’ effect size on diagnostic ADHD symptoms (meta-analyses suggest a range of 0.6–0.8 [36, 37]), but it is still clinically significant.”
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“Following 24 weeks of treatment with extended release methylphenidate (MPH-ER), there was a significant reduction in emotional lability, as assessed by the emotional dysregulation items on the Wender-Reimherr Adult ADHD Scale [35].”
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Metadata
- Authors
- Rösler, M., Retz, W., Fischer, R., Ose, C., Alm, B., Deckert, J., Philipsen, A., Herpertz, S., & Ammer, R.
- Affiliations
- Universitätsklinikum des Saarlandes (DE)
- Medice (Germany) (DE)
- Institut für Medizinische Informatik, Biometrie und Epidemiologie (DE)
- Central Institute of Mental Health (DE)
- University of Würzburg (DE)
- University of Freiburg (DE)
- University of Rostock (DE)
- Corresponding author
- Rösler, Michael
- ORCID
- Venue
- The World Journal of Biological Psychiatry
- Publisher
- Informa UK Limited
- Published
- 2010-03-30
- Volume
- 11
- Issue
- 5
- Pages
- 709-718
- ISSN
- 1562-2975 (ISSN-L)
- 1814-1412
- OpenAlex
- W1985528539
- Cited by
- 131
- References
- 43
- Citations by year
- 2026: 3 · 2025: 4 · 2024: 1 · 2023: 6 · 2022: 8 · 2021: 7 · 2020: 8 · 2019: 7 · 2018: 6 · 2017: 11 · 2016: 13 · 2015: 11 · 2014: 20 · 2013: 7 · 2012: 9
- FWCI
- 5.67
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- The World Journal of Biological Psychiatry (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Schizophrenia research and treatment
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience › Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior
- Keywords
- adult ADHD, extended-release methylphenidate, emotional symptoms, emotional dysregulation, emotional lability, obsessive-compulsive symptoms, self-concept, long-term treatment efficacy, comorbid psychopathology
- MeSH terms
- Adult, Central Nervous System Stimulants, Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity, Delayed-Action Preparations, Double-Blind Method, Emotions, Female, Follow-Up Studies, Humans, Long-Term Care, Male, Methylphenidate, Middle Aged, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, Personality Assessment, Psychometrics, Treatment Outcome, Young Adult
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