ADHD: Identification and Treatment of Comorbid Disorders

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ADHD Identification and Treatment of Comorbid
Disorders

• Steven R. Pliszka, MD

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Topics To Be Covered

• ODD/CD
• Pharmacotherapy and Substance Abuse
• Aggression
• Tics
• Mood Disorders

CD conduct disorder
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ADHDChildhood Common Comorbid Diagnoses
Approximate Prevalence Rate in Children With ADHD
()
Male Female
Biederman J et al. (1996), J Am Acad Child
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(1998), J Clin Psychiatry 59(suppl 7)50-58
Biederman J et al. (1999), J Am Acad Child
Adolesc Psychiatry 38(8)966-975 Spencer T et
al. (1999), Pediatr Clin North Am 46(5)915-927
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Nature of ODD and CD

• A descriptive diagnosis, does not imply etiology
• ODD may be secondary to ADHD
• ODD or CD may occur even without ADHD
• ODD/CD are sometimes due to environmental factors
  (late onset)
• Most likely has multiple causes

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Meta-Analyses of the Effects of Stimulants on
Aggression

• Connor et al. (2002)
• 1970-2001, 28 studies
• Mean effect size of stimulants0.84 for overt and
  0.69 for covert aggression
• Pappadopulos et al. (2006)
• 1989-2004, 19 studies, gt1,000 participants
• Mean effect size of 0.78

Connor DF et al. (2002), J Am Acad Child Adolesc
Psychiatry 41(3)253-261 Pappadopulos E et al.
(2006), J Cdn Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry
15(1)27-39
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Psychopharmacology of ODD/CD

• ADHD children with ODD/CD respond to stimulants
  as well at those without ODD/CD
• No evidence that stimulants increase aggression
  at appropriate doses
• Relative to placebo, ADHD children on stimulants
  engage in less antisocial behavior

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ADHD-ODD/CD Issues With Stimulants
Pharmacotherapy and Substance Abuse

• Fear stimulant therapy may lead to substance
  abuse
• Fact untreated ADHD is a significant risk factor
  for substance abuse in adolescence

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Pharmacotherapy and Substance Abuse Adolescents
With ADHD
Unmedicated
Medicated
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40
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30
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Rate of SA ()
20
15
10
5
0
EtOH Ab/Dep
Drug Ab/Dep
Ab alcohol or drug abuse Dep dependence
Wilens TE et al. (2002), Annu Rev Med 53113-131
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Pharmacotherapy and Substance Abuse Adults With
ADHD

• Biederman et al.
• May 2008 Am J of Psychiatry
• Adult follow up, 110 patients with ADHD
• No difference between stimulant treated and
  untreated for any substance of abuse

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Risperidone in Conduct DisorderStudy Design

• 6-week, double-blind, placebo-controlled study
• 110 children aged 5-12 with subaverage IQ (5-12
  years)
• 0.02-0.06 mg/kg/day (0.98 mg/kg/day) mean dose

Snyder R et al. (2002), J Am Acad Child Adolesc
Psychiatry 41(9)1026-1036
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Efficacy of Risperidone in Conduct Disorder
Change in Aggression Score
Baseline
Wk. 1
Wk. 2
Wk. 3
Wk. 4
Wk. 5
Wk. 6
0
-2
Placebo (N57)
-4
Risperidone (N52)
-6
Mean Reduction in Conduct Scores
-8
-10
-12
-14
-16
-18
Snyder R et al. (2002), J Am Acad Child Adolesc
Psychiatry 41(9)1026-1036
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Stimulants and antipsychotics
chg from bsl on Aberrant Beh Chk
Weight gain the same in stim vs. non stim
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Is the combination better?

• On one hand, presence or absence of stimulant
  appears to make no difference, but
• Children on stimulant who entered the study were
  equally as symptomatic as those who were not on
  stimulant
• If stimulant had been stopped and all subjects
  randomized to four groups (Stimulant, placebo,
  SGA and Stimulant SGA), a different result might
  have emerged
• Study speaks mainly to safety issues

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Combination of Stimulant and SGA

• Armenteros et al. (2007) JAACAP 46 558-565
• 25 children with ADHD and aggression
• Already on a stable dose of stimulant, but still
  had 3 aggressive acts in last week
• Randomzied to placebo or risperidone for 4 weeks

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Combination of Stimulant and SGA
On Aggression scale, no difference between
placebo and risperidone placebo effect suggest
effect of psychosocial intervention
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Divalproex Treatment for Youth With Explosive
Temper and Mood Lability A Double-Blind,
Placebo-Controlled Crossover Design

• 20 outpatients
• Mean age 13.8
• 80 male
• 90 special education
• Divalproex
• 6-week crossover trial
  

Donovan SJ et al. (2000), Am J Psychiatry
157(5)818-820
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Divalproex Treatment for Youth With Explosive
Temper and Mood Lability Response to Treatment
Phase 2Completed Treatment (N15)
Phase 1Initial Treatment (N20)
Improvement
Improvement

N
N

N
N
Treatment
86
6
7
80
8
10
Divalproex
25
2
8
0
0
10
Placebo
Donovan SJ et al. (2000), Am J Psychiatry
157(5)818-820
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Treatment Plan for ADHD/ODD

• Serotonin reuptake inhibitors (e.g., fluoxetine
  Prozac, paroxetine Paxil) not helpful for
  ADHD per se, rarely help ODD in absence of
  depression
• Rational and irrational polypharmacy

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CMAP Algorithm for Pharmacologic Management of
ADHD and Aggression
Pliszka SR et al. (2006), J Am Acad Child Adolesc
Psychiatry 45(6)642-657
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Tics and ADHD

• Many children with tics and ADHD can tolerate
  stimulants without an increase in tics
• Law and Schachar (1999) 12-month study, 91
  children
• MPH treatment did not produce significantly more
  tics than placebo in children with or without
  mild-to-moderate pre-existing tic disorder
• Gadow et al. (1999) 24-month study, 34 children
  with ADHD and tic disorder or Tourettes syndrome
  
• Stimulant treatment was effective in controlling
  ADHD symptoms without adversely affecting tics
• Lipkin et al. (1994), in a review of 122 children
  treated with stimulant medication found 9
  developed transient tics and lt1 developed
  chronic tics

Law SF, Schachar RJ (1999), J Am Acad Child
Adolesc Psychiatry 38(8)944-951 Gadow KD et al.
(1999), Arch Gen Psychiatry 56(4)330-336 Lipkin
PH et al. (1994), Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med
148(8)859-861
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Induction or Exacerbation of Tics

• Tics are usually transient only very rarely do
  patients develop a chronic tic disorder
• When tics occur or increase
• Decrease dose
• Switch to another stimulant
• Adjunct agent to treat tics
• Try nonstimulant medication

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Controlled Trial of MPH and Clonidine
Week 0
Week 4
Week 8
Week 12
Week 16
0
-2
-4
PLA
Change in Y-GTSSTotal Score
-6
MPH
CLON
-8
MPH CLON
-10
-12
-14
Y-GTSS Yale Global Tic Severity Scale Tourette
Syndromes Study Group (2002), Neurology
58(4)527-536
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CMAP Algorithm for Pharmacologic Management of
ADHD With Comorbid Tic Disorder
Pliszka SR et al. (2006), J Am Acad Child Adolesc
Psychiatry 45(6)642-657
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Depressive Disorders

• Major depressive disorder
• Dysthymia
• Adjustment disorder with depressed mood
• Chronic dysphoria of adolescence (Non-DSM)
• Ethical aspects of diagnosisdo really help
  people by broadening or ignoring our diagnostic
  criteria?

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FDA Meta-Analysis

• Pooled all studies, published and unpublished
• Blinded reviewers at Columbia assessed each
  adverse event as to its self harm potential
• N 4,000
• No suicides
• 4 SI on drug, 2 on placebo, statistically
  significant

Hammad TA et al. (2006), Arch Gen Psychiatry
63(3)332-339
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Relationship of Suicide and SSRI Prescription Rate
1.8
1.6
1.4
1.2
Number of Suicides per 100,000
1.0
0.8
0.6
0.4
0.2
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Higher SSRI Prescription Rate
Gibbons RD et al. (2006), Am J Psychiatry
163(11)1898-1904
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Recent Meta Analysis

• Reviewed 27 studies of MDD, OCD and anxiety
  disorders in children and adolescents
• 15 MDD studies
• 6 OCD studies
• 6 anxiety studies
• Included studies not in FDA review
• Number of participants
• MDD 3,430
• OCD 718
• Anxiety 1,162

Bridge JA et al. (2007), JAMA 297(15)1683-1696
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Recent Meta Analysis (Cont.)
Disorder Treatment Response () Placebo Response () p-Value
MDD 61 50 0.001
OCD 52 32 0.001
Anxiety 69 39 0.001
Treatment SI () Placebo SI ()
MDD 3 2 0.08
OCD 1 0 0.57
Anxiety 1 0 0.21
Bridge JA et al. (2007), JAMA 297(15)1683-1696
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Clinical Guidelines

• Based on FDA meta-analysis, we tell families
  there is a 2-4 of SI vs. 1-2 on placebo TADS
  study shows 60-70 chance of improvement of MDD
• Tell families to watch for and report increase in
  agitation or SI
• Use alternative SSRI (sertraline, citalopram) if
  fluoxetine fails, NRI after that1

1CMAP Hughes et al. (in press), J Am Acad Child
Adolesc Psychiatry
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Algorithm for ADHD and depression
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Issues in Pediatric Bipolar Disorder

• What is the prevalence of BD in childhood and
  adolescence?
• How should diagnostic criteria differ from
  adults, if at all?
• What is the role of the comorbidity of ADHD with
  pediatric BD?
• Aggression and BD
• Controversies in treatment

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Different Developmental Trajectories?
Pediatric Euphoric BPs
Mood State
?
Adult Subtype
Manic
BP NOS?
Euthymic
ADHD Rx
Adolescent Subtype BP II or I
Depressed
0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18
20 22
Age/Years
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What is Bipolar NOS?

• Age 7-17 yrs
• Abnormal mood (anger or sadness) present half the
  day
• Hyperarousal
• Increased reactivity to negative stimuli
• Symptoms present at 1 year, not symptom free for
  longer than 2 months
• Severe in at least one setting (i.e., violence)
  with mild symptoms in at least two settings

Leibenluft, et al. Am J Psychiatry
2003160(3)430-7.
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Mood Stabilizers

• Classic mood stabilizers
• Lithium, divalproex, carbamazepinedespite use in
  adults, limited studies in children
• Negative studies
• Gabapentin (Neurontin)
• Tiagabine (Gabitril)
• Oxcarbazepine (Trileptal)
• Topiramate (Topamax)
• Lamotrigine (Lamictal)an emerging treatment

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Lithium, Divalproex Sodium and Carbamazepine in
the Treatment of Bipolar Disorder Study Design

• 42 outpatient participants
• Mean age 11.4 3.0 years
• 6-8 week monotherapy period
• Randomized to lithium, divalproex or
  carbamazepine
• Assessed weekly for 6-8 weeks
• Low dose chlorpromazine allowed as rescue
  medication

Kowatch RA et al. (2000), J Am Acad Child Adolesc
Psychiatry 39(6)713-720
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Lithium, Divalproex Sodium and Carbamazepine in
the Treatment of BD Response Rates and Effect
Size
Effect Size
ITT Response Rate ()
Medication
1.63
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Valproate
1.06
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Lithium
1.00
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Carbamazepine
p0.66 Kowatch RA et al. (2000), J Am Acad Child
Adolesc Psychiatry 39(6)713-720
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Lithium, Divalproex Sodium and Carbamazepine in
the Treatment of BD Responders Pattern of
Response
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Carbamazepine
Valproate
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Lithium
25
20
Mean Y-MRS Score
15
10
5
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Randomized
Week
Kowatch RA et al. (2000), J Am Acad Child Adolesc
Psychiatry 39(6)713-720
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Divalproex and Lithium for Pediatric Mania

• Kowatch et al. (2006), presented at AACAP meeting
  in Boston
• 150 patients aged 7-17 years randomized to
  divalproex, lithium or placebo for 8 weeks
• Divalproex superior to placebo, trend for lithium
  to be superior to placebo

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Depakote ER in pediatric mania

• Wagner et al. (2006), presented at AACAP meeting,
  Boston
• 150 adolescents (10-17 years) with mania
  randomzied to placebo or Depakote ER for 4 weeks,
  then enrolled in 6 month open label study
• Titrated to serum level of 80-125 µg/mL
• No difference between Depakote ER and placebo in
  reducing symptoms of mania

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Valproate and PCOS (Cont.)
12
10
8
Valproate
6
Rate of PCOS ()
Non-Valproate
4
2
0
Type of Mood Stabilizer
p0.002 Joffe H et al. (2006), Biol Psychiatry
59(11)1078-1086
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SGA Antipsychotics

• Current agents
• Risperidone
• Olanzapine (Zyprexa)
• Quetiapine (Seroquel)
• Ziprasidone (Geodon)
• Aripiprazole (Abilify)

• Powerful
• Sometimes necessary
• Limit use because of ...
• Sedation
• Weight gain

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Olanzapine in pediatric mania

• Tohen et al. Am J Psychiatry 164 1547
• 161 adolescents randomized to placebo or
  olanzapine
• Difference from placebo noted in week 1, very
  significant difference by week 3
• Very serious weight gain and increase in serum
  lipids, glucose

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Quetiapine in pediatric mania

• Delbello et al. (AACAP, 2006)
• 277 randomized to quetiapine (400/600) or placebo
  for 3 weeks
• Difference from placebo at days 4 and 7
• Sedation common (28-30)
• 1.7 kg (3.7 lbs) weight gain

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Aripiprazole in pediatric mania
N 296 4 week study Remission rates Low
EPS Little wt gain
Chang et al, (2006) presented at AACAP
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Antipsychotic Weight Gain Meta-Analysis

• 95 CI for weight change after 10 weeks on
  standard drug doses, estimated from a random
  effects model

6 5 4 3 2 1 0 -1 -2 -3
Placebo Conventional antipsychotics Novel
antipsychotics
95 CI for Weight Change (kg)
Placebo
Clozapine
Haloperidol
Olanzapine
Risperidone
Ziprasidone
Chlorpromazine
Allison DB et al. (1999), Am J Psychiatry 156(11)
1686-1696
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