PMID- 31841646 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20210610 LR - 20210610 IS - 1557-8992 (Electronic) IS - 1044-5463 (Print) IS - 1044-5463 (Linking) VI - 30 IP - 3 DP - 2020 Apr TI - Pre-Existing Comorbid Emotional Symptoms Moderate Short-Term Methylphenidate Adverse Effects in a Randomized Trial of Children with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder. PG - 137-147 LID - 10.1089/cap.2019.0125 [doi] AB - Objective: We sought to ascertain whether baseline anxiety/depression and oppositional defiant disorder (ODD) symptoms impacted the experience of short-term methylphenidate (MPH) adverse effects (AEs) in 7- to 11-year-old children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) (n = 171) undergoing a double-blind MPH crossover trial. Method: The Vanderbilt ADHD Diagnostic Parent Rating Scale measured baseline child anxiety/depression and ODD symptomology. The parent-completed Pittsburgh Side Effect Rating Scale assessed the AEs of anxiety, sadness, and irritability at baseline, on placebo, and on three MPH dosages. For each AE, we evaluated comorbidity main effects, dose main effects, and comorbidity x dose interactions. Results: Baseline anxiety/depression x dose and ODD x dose interactions were significant for the AEs of anxiety, sadness, and irritability. Compared with premedication baseline, these AEs attenuated on MPH for children with initially higher comorbidity symptoms, whereas those with initially lower comorbidity symptoms tended toward no change or increasing AE levels. Conclusion: Premedication anxiety/depressive and ODD symptoms may be important predictors of short-term MPH emotional AEs. FAU - Froehlich, Tanya E AU - Froehlich TE AD - Department of Pediatrics, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, Ohio. FAU - Brinkman, William B AU - Brinkman WB AD - Department of Pediatrics, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, Ohio. FAU - Peugh, James L AU - Peugh JL AD - Department of Pediatrics, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, Ohio. FAU - Piedra, Alexandra N AU - Piedra AN AD - Department of Psychology, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio. FAU - Vitucci, Daniel J AU - Vitucci DJ AD - Department of Pediatrics, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, Ohio. FAU - Epstein, Jeffery N AU - Epstein JN AD - Department of Pediatrics, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, Ohio. LA - eng GR - R01 MH074770/MH/NIMH NIH HHS/United States GR - K23 MH083881/MH/NIMH NIH HHS/United States GR - K24 MH064478/MH/NIMH NIH HHS/United States GR - K23 MH083027/MH/NIMH NIH HHS/United States PT - Journal Article PT - Randomized Controlled Trial PT - Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural DEP - 20191216 PL - United States TA - J Child Adolesc Psychopharmacol JT - Journal of child and adolescent psychopharmacology JID - 9105358 RN - 0 (Central Nervous System Stimulants) RN - 207ZZ9QZ49 (Methylphenidate) SB - IM MH - Anxiety/epidemiology MH - Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity/*drug therapy/psychology MH - Attention Deficit and Disruptive Behavior Disorders/*drug therapy MH - Central Nervous System Stimulants/administration & dosage/*adverse effects MH - Child MH - Cross-Over Studies MH - Depression/epidemiology MH - Double-Blind Method MH - Female MH - Humans MH - Male MH - Methylphenidate/administration & dosage/*adverse effects PMC - PMC7153644 OTO - NOTNLM OT - ADHD OT - adverse effects OT - methylphenidate OT - side effects OT - stimulants COIS- Dr. Epstein has received research support from Akili Interactive Labs, received royalties from Multi-Health Systems, Inc., received consulting fees from the American Academy of Pediatrics and American Board of Pediatrics, and received licensing fees from Optimal Medicine, Inc. and IXICO. Dr. Froehlich, Dr. Brinkman, Dr. Peugh, Ms. Piedra, and Mr. Vitucci have no conflicts of interest or financial disclosures. EDAT- 2019/12/17 06:00 MHDA- 2021/06/11 06:00 PMCR- 2021/04/01 CRDT- 2019/12/17 06:00 PHST- 2019/12/17 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2021/06/11 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2019/12/17 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2021/04/01 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 10.1089/cap.2019.0125 [pii] AID - 10.1089/cap.2019.0125 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - J Child Adolesc Psychopharmacol. 2020 Apr;30(3):137-147. doi: 10.1089/cap.2019.0125. Epub 2019 Dec 16.