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Abstract: 

The journal’s founding editor reviews important research results in the field. Included in this issue are reviews of “Prospective Study of Adolescent Drug Use Among Community Samples of ADHD and Non-ADHD Participants” by August, G.J., Winters, K.C., Realmuto, G.M., Fahnhorst, T., Botzet, A., & Lee, S., published in Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 45, 824–832, 2006; “Characteristics of Adolescents and Young Adults With ADHD Who Divert or Misuse Their Prescribed Medications” by Wilens, T.E., Gignac, M., Swezey, A., Monuteaux, M.C., & Biederman, J., published in Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 45, 408–414, 2006; “Patterns in Knowledge of Non-Medical Use of Stimulants Among College Students” by Carroll, B.C., McLaughlin, T.J., & Blake, D.R., published in Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, 160, 481–485, 2006; “Remissions in Maternal Depression and Child Psychopathology: A STAR*D Child Report” by Weissman, M.M., Pilowsky, D.J., Wickramaratne, P.J., Talati, A., Wisniewski, S.R., Fava, M., Hughes, C.W., Garber, J., Malloy, E., King, C.A., Cerda, G., Sood, A.B., Alpert, J.E., Trivedi, M.H., Rush, A.J., & The STAR*D Child Team, published in Journal of the American Medical Association, 295, 1389–1398, 2006; “Changes in Children’s Behavior and Cost for Services Associated With Parents’ Response to Treatment for Dysthymia” by Byrne, C., Browne, G., Roberts, J., Mills, M., Bell, B., Gafni, A., Jamieson, E., & Webb, M., published in Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 45, 239–246, 2006; “National Trends in the Outpatient Treatment of Children and Adolescents With Antipsychotic Drugs” by Olfson, M., Blanco, C., Liu, L., Moreno, C., & Lajee, J., published in Archives of General Psychiatry, 63, 679–685, 2006; “Cost-Effectiveness of an Intervention to Prevent Depression in At-Risk Teens” by Lynch, F.L., Hornbrook, M., Clarke, G.N., Perrin, N., Polen, M.R., O’Connor, E., & Dickerson, J., published in Archives of General Psychiatry, 62, 1241–1248, 2005; “The High Costs of Aggression: Public Expenditures Resulting From Conduct Disorder” by Foster, E.M., Jones, D.E., & the Conduct-Problems Prevention Research Group, published in American Journal of Public Health, 95, 1767–1772, 2005; “Cost-Effectiveness of ADHD Treatments: Findings From the Multimodal Treatment Study of Children With ADHD” by Jensen, P.S., Garcia, J.A., Glied, S., Crow, M., Foster, M., Schlander, M., Hinshaw, S., Vitiello, B., Arnold, L.E., Elliott, G., Hechtman, L., Newcorn, J.H., Pelham, W.E., Swanson, J., & Wells, K., published in American Journal of Psychiatry, 162, 1628–1636, 2005; “Detecting Mental Disorder in Juvenile Detainees Who Receive Services” by Teplin, L.A., Abram, K.M., McClelland, G.M., Washburn, J.J., & Pikus, A.K., published in American Journal of Public Health, 95, 1773–1780, 2005

Keywords: ADHD Treatment and Drug Abuse; ADHD and Medication Misuse; Students and Stimulant Diversion; Maternal Treatment and Child Depression; Increased Prescribing of Antipsychotics; Cost-Effectiveness of Treating Depression; Public Costs of Aggression; The

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