Randomized Trial of Academic Training and Medication Decision-Making for Adolescents with ADHD in Usual Care.

ABSTRACT: Objective: This study tested two family-based interventions designed for delivery in usual care: Changing Academic Support in the Home for Adolescents with ADHD (CASH-AA), containing motivational interventions, homework management and schoolwork organization training, and family-school partnership building; and Medication Integration Protocol (MIP), containing ADHD psychoeducation, medication decision-making, and integrated medication management.Method: This study used a cluster randomized design to test CASH-AA + MIP versus CASH-AA Only for adolescents with ADHD in five sites. Therapists (N = 49) were site clinicians randomized to condition. Clients (N = 145) included 72% males; 42% White Non-Hispanic, 37% Hispanic American, 15% African American, and 6% more than one race; a

SUBMITTER: Hogue A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7438261 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Nov-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature