1 Eunethydis A STATEMENT OF THE ETHICAL PRINCIPLES GOVERNING THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE EUROPEAN GROUP FOR ADHD GUIDELINES, AND ITS MEMBERS, WITH COMMERCIAL FOR PROFIT ORGANISATIONS Saturday, 06 October 2007, Cagliari Prof. Dr. J. A. Sergeant (Chairman) Prof. Dr. T. Banaschewski Prof. Dr, J. Buitelaar Dr. D. Coghill Prof. dr. M. Danckaerts Prof. Dr. M. Döphner Prof. dr. A. Rothenberger Dr. P. Santosh Prof. E.J.B Sonuga-Barke Prof. Dr. H.-Ch. Steinhausen Prof, E. Taylor Prof. Dr. A. Zuddas Preamble: The members of the Eunethydis ADHD Guidelines Group (referred to as Group below) are clinicians and researchers dedicated to the understanding of ADHD/Hyperkinetic Disorder and its effective treatment. Their role has been to prepare guidelines for the treatment of ADHD – three such guidelines have so far been published 1,2,3 . This clearly raises potential conflicts of interest with the commercial companies who develop and market treatments for ADHD. This document sets out the ethical principles governing the relations between the Group, and its members, and industry. This is important because many members of