Cognitive behavioural therapy in groups for medicated adults with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder: protocol for a randomised controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) is an evidence-based treatment for adults with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). However, it is still inconsistent whether a combination of CBT would have additive effects in medicated ADHD in adulthood. And if CBT would have additional effects, what kind and which dimension would CBT play a part? This study estimates the efficacy of CBT in stable medicated adult ADHD, using long-term outcomes and multidimensional evaluations.

Methods and analysis

It is a two-armed, randomised controlled trial on the superiority of the efficacy of 12 weeks of CBT on medicated adult ADHD. We compare the short-term and long-term outcomes between CBT combined with medication (CBT+M) group and the medication-only (M) group, includin

SUBMITTER: Pan MR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7537466 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature