Cognitive behavioural group therapy as addition to psychoeducation and pharmacological treatment for adolescents with ADHD symptoms and related impairments: a randomised controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) is recommended for attention-deficit/hyperactivity-disorder (ADHD) in adolescents. However, all CBTs are not created equal, and the guidelines do not specify which CBT interventions are the most effective for this patient group. This study examines the efficacy of a group CBT without parent involvement as follow-up treatment compared to no additional CBT in adolescents with persistent and impairing ADHD symptoms after a short psychoeducational intervention and medical treatment.

Methods

The authors conducted a two-arm parallel randomized controlled trial in two child and adolescent mental health outpatient clinics in Norway. One hundred patients aged 14-18 years with a diagnosis of ADHD (66%) or subthreshold ADHD (34%) were rand

SUBMITTER: Haugan AJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9164353 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature