Milwaukee Longitudinal Study of Hyperactive (ADHD) Children
The study aimed to define the natural history, risk behaviours, and outcomes associated with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) over the life of the affected individual. Between 1979 and 1980, the study recruited and assessed 158 children diagnosed as hyperactive and 81 matched community control participants aged 4 to 12 years in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States of America. Participants were followed up between 1987 and 1988 when they were 12 to 20 years old, between 1992 and 1996 when they were 19 to 25 years old, and again when they were 25 to 32 years old.
Study design
Cohort, Cohort - clinical
Number of participants at first data collection
158 (hyperactive participants)
81 (control participants)
Age at first data collection
4 - 12 years (hyperactive participants)
4 - 12 years (control participants)
Participant year of birth
Varied (hyperactive participants)
Varied (control participants)
Participant sex
All
Representative sample at baseline?
No
Sample features
Country
Year of first data collection
1979
Primary Institutions
Indiana University School of Medicine (IU School of Medicine)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW)
Tufts University
University of Massachusetts
Profile paper DOI
Funders
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
Ongoing?
No
Data types collected
- Audio or visual recordings (e.g. of child behaviour, facial expressions)
- Interview – unspecified
- Physical or biological assessment (e.g. blood, saliva, gait, grip strength, anthropometry)
- Secondary data
- None
- Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI)
- Education data
- Employer data
- Other government data
- Police & judicial system data
Engagement
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