Drs. Goyette and Conners Reply

Abstract

Miller's emotion-laden comments concerning our article clearly misrepresent and/or ignore the reported data, the specifics of the K-P diet, and the comparable difficulties and nutritional aspects of the two diets tested. Careful reading of the article will answer most questions posed and contradict Miller's anecdotal clinical observations. The fundamental point, as presented by Miller, revolves around the use of a comparison treatment condition when a naive subject pool is unavailable. Empirical testing of a highly publicized and easily recognizable treatment program does raise methodological difficulties in developing an adequate comparison condition.

Self-control game interventions for attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder.

“…Assessment measures. The Hyperactivity Index on the Conners' Revised Parent Rating Scale (CPRS) (Goyette, Conners, & Ulrich, 1978), the Werry-Weiss-Peters Scale (Werry, 1968), and the Home Situations Questionnaire (HSQ) (Barkley & Edelbrock, 1987) were all used to assess the subjects for the study. These measures have been shown to correlate highly with other hyperactivity measures (Boyle & Jones, 1985;Broad, 1982).…”

“…Behavioral measures. The Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL) (Achenbach & Edelbrock, 1983), the Conners' Parent Rating Scale (CPRS-R) (Goyette et al, 1978), and the Attention Deficit Disorders Evaluation Scale (ADDES) (McCarney, 1989) were used to measure behavioral responses. These behavioral ratings have been shown to be related to other established indicators of ADHD, such as physician ratings of medication response, DSM-III-R criteria for ADHD, and neuropsychological test scores (Chelunue, Ferguson, Koon, & Dickey, 1986).…”