Please select the eligibility criteria that correspond to the clinical trial below.
Title: Clinical and Neuropsychological Validity of Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder in Adulthood
Brief Summary: This study aims to establish the psychometric properties of the Adult ADHD Quality of Life Scale (AAQoL) and to validate the diagnosis of adult ADHD by ADHD symptoms, other clinical psychiatric symptoms, neuropsychological functioning, social/family/occupational functioning, and intervention effect.


Options:
A: Inclusion Criteria:

1. Completion of the 40-week core study CRIT124D2302 and Week 40 (End of Study) assessments or Patients who meet predefined criteria for treatment failure, were withdrawn from the core study, and have completed core-study week 40 assessments (Premature Discontinuation Visit)

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Patients who, during the core study, developed any psychiatric condition that requires treatment with medication or that may interfere with study participation and /or study assessments.
2. Patients who during the core study developed cardiovascular disorders.
3. Pregnant women.
4. Patients who developed seizures during the core study.
5. Diagnosis of glaucoma, hyperthyroidism, pheochromocytoma.
6. Diagnosis or family history of Tourette's syndrome.
7. Patients who during the core study developed cerebrovascular disorders such as cerebral aneurysm, vascular abnormalities including vasculitis and stroke

Other protocol-defined inclusion/exclusion criteria may apply
B: Inclusion Criteria:

* Patient has completed study CR002479 (42603ATT3002), according to protocol
* Diagnosis of ADHD according to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Diseases, Fourth Edition (DSM-IV)1 and confirmed by the Conners' Adult ADHD Diagnostic Interview for DSM IV (CAADID)
* Healthy on the basis of physical examination, medical history
* Patient is able to comply with the study visit schedule and willing and able to complete the protocol-specified assessments
* Amendment (double-blind placebo-controlled period): written informed consent
* patient must have completed at least 52 weeks of open-label treatment and must have been on a stable daily dose of (PR) OROS methlyphenidate prior to inclusion to this phase

Exclusion Criteria:

* Patient is known to be a non-responder to methylphenidate, or patient has a child known to be a non-responder to methylphenidate
* Allergy or hypersensitivty to methlyphenidate
* Any clinically unstable psychiatric condition including but not limited to the following: acute mood disorder, bipolar disorder, acute obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), Anti-social personality disorder, borderline personality disorder
* Use of other anti-depressants (unless patient has been on a stable dosage during the 42603ATT3002 trial, in which case treatment may continue as long as dosage remains unchanged for the duration of the study) or mood stabilisers (e.g. anti-epileptics, lithium)
* Any medication likely to interfere with safe administration of methylphenidate, or any conditions that are contraindicated for use of methlyphenidate
C: Inclusion Criteria:

* Case group:

Case group I: The cases with childhood ADHD diagnosis diagnosed as ADHD after interview Case group II: The cases with sufficient ADHD symptoms for diagnosis as DSM-IV ADHD at childhood but never assessed or treated for ADHD in childhood

* Control group：The subjects without the DSM-IV-TR diagnosis of ADHD or any major psychiatric disorders.

Exclusion Criteria:

* Comorbid with DSM-IV-TR diagnosis of pervasive developmental disorder, schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, delusional disorder, other psychotic disorder, organic psychosis, schizotypal personality disorder, bipolar affective disorder, severe anxiety disorder(such as OCD, ASD or PTSD) and mental retardation.
* In the major depressive episode, comorbid with severe anxiety disorders or during substance intoxication or withdrawal at the time of evaluation.
* With neurodegenerative disorder, epilepsy, involuntary movement disorder, congenital metabolic disorder, brain tumor, history of severe head trauma, and history of craniotomy.
* With visual or hearing impairments, or motor disability which may influence the process of neuropsychological assessment.
D: Inclusion Criteria:

* Age ≥ 12 and ≤ 25 years;
* Patients from 25 to 120 kg
* ADHD diagnosed according to the criteria of the DSM - V
* ADHD-RS-IV ≥ 28 test score;
* Without medication by methylphenidate for at least 6 months;
* Lack of psychiatries co-morbidities associated with a contraindication to treatment with methylphenidate (confirmed by MINI or MINI Kid); absence of BPD (tracked by the self-administered questionnaire MSI - BPD).
* Cannabis dependence objectified by a positive qualitative urinary dosage and a score ≥ 7 to CAST questionnaire;
* Consent of parents (child/teenager \&lt; 18 years) or young age if ≥ 18 years - patients of childbearing age agreeing to use a contraceptive method during the duration of the test

Exclusion Criteria:

Patients placed in child welfare (ASE).

* Pregnant patients or nursing
* No affiliation to a scheme of social security (beneficiary or beneficiary)
* Contraindications to treatment with methylphenidate :known hypersensitivity to methylphenidate or any of the excipients, glaucoma, pheochromocytoma,treatment by non selective irreversible inhibitors of the mono-amine oxidase (MAOI) and also for at least 14 days after stopping treatment with an MAOI because of the risk of hypertensive thrust,Treatment by other sympathomimetic indirect or sympathomimetic (oral and/or nasal way) alpha,Hyperthyroidism or wrong,diagnosis or history of severe depression, anorexia nervosa or disorders anorexia, suicidal tendencies, mood disorders, psychotic symptoms, mania, schizophrenia, psychopathic personality disorder, or limit (borderline), occlusal,diagnosis or history (affective) bipolar disorder severe (for type 1) and episodic (and poorly controlled), pre-existing cardiovascular disorders including severe hypertension, heart failure, pad angina, congenital heart disease with hemodynamic impact; cardiomyopathy, myocardial infarction, arrhythmias and channelopathies (disorders caused by a dysfunction of ion channels) that can potentially be life-threatening, pre-existence of disorders, stroke, cerebral aneurysm, vascular abnormalities, including stroke or Vasculitis and major Patient protected by law.

Answer: C