MTA Updates

Updates to the NIMH Multimodal Treatment Study of ADHD (MTA)

Since the MTA Cooperative Group's first paper on "A 14-Month Randomized Clinical Trial of Treatment Strategies for Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder" was published in 1999, the NIMH has issued a number of statements (Press Releases and Science Updates) highlighting particular dimensions of the study, or providing "updates" based on new, follow-up data.  These statements are helpful in understanding both the importance and limitations of this landmark study's overall meaning.  

• March 26, 2009 - Science Update
  Short-term Intensive Treatment Not Likely to Improve Long-term Outcomes for Children with ADHD
• July 21, 2008 - Science Update
  Age-related Decline of ADHD Symptoms Disrupted by Middle School
• July 20, 2007
  Improvement Following ADHD Treatment Sustained in Most Children: But Linked Problems Persist Into Adolescence - Major Follow-up Study
• September 26, 2002
  Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorders: Are Children Being Overmedicated?