The impact of chronic illness on youth varied by individual child factors (e.g., gender, chronic illness type) and by measurement features such as informant and measure type. The current study demonstrates a need for further research of the assessment of social competence and has implications for the development of social skills programs for children with chronic illness.

Over the past decade, the MTA has provided a bewildering wealth of data (70 peer-reviewed articles) addressing treatment-related questions for children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD); however, the take-home messages for clinicians may not always be clear. Therefore, this article reviews key findings, including relative benefits of medication and behavioral treatments, long-term effects at two and three years, treatment mediators and moderators, preliminary delinquency and substance use outcomes, and growth suppression related to stimulant use. Appropriate interpretations of the findings and their limitations are discussed and recommendations for clinical practice are derived.

Over the past decade, the MTA has provided a bewildering wealth of data (70 peer-reviewed articles) addressing treatment-related questions for children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD); however, the take-home messages for clinicians may not always be clear. Therefore, this article reviews key findings, including relative benefits of medication and behavioral treatments, long-term effects at two and three years, treatment mediators and moderators, preliminary delinquency and substance use outcomes, and growth suppression related to stimulant use. Appropriate interpretations of the findings and their limitations are discussed and recommendations for clinical practice are derived.

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