Dog ate your article?
All participants met criteria for this disorder, which was defined as youth with non-episodic irritability. Of note, DMDD was introduced as a diagnosis in the DSM after this study began.
What is Severe mood dysregulation (SMD
This process reduces selection bias.
What is randomization?
Type of stimulant used in the trial
What is Methylphenidate?
This type of data is one whose values describe some characteristic. It cannot be measured.
Examples: Gender, educational level
What is Categorical or Qualitative data?
This was the study type in this article.
What is Double blind randomized control trial?
This type of data is measurable. Example: blood sugar levels.
What is quantitative data?
This screener was initially used as the primary outcome measure, that the researchers later stopped collecting.
What is the Aberrant behavior checklist (ABCs)?
For a diagnostic test, this is described by:
True positives /Total diseased x 100
What is sensitivity?
This is how they defined treatment response of the primary categorical clinic outcome.
Why did they use clinical global impression’s improvement (CGI-I) score of <3?
For a diagnostic test, this is described by:
True negatives /Total non- diseased x 100
What is specificity?