Empirically supported psychosocial treatments for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
Journal of Clinical Child PsychologyPublished 1 June 1998
William E. Pelham, Timothy T. Wheeler, Andrea M. Chronis
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Reviews and evaluates psychosocial treatments for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in children and adolescents according to Task Force Criteria and concludes that behavioral parent training and behavioral interventions in the classroom meet criteria for well-established treatments.
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Reviews and evaluates psychosocial treatments for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in children and adolescents according to Task Force Criteria (Lonigan, Elbert, & Johnson, this issue). It is concluded that behavioral parent training and behavioral interventions in the classroom meet criteria for well-established treatments. Cognitive interventions do not meet criteria for well-established or probably efficacious treatments. Issues regarding the evaluative process are discussed and future directions for psychosocial treatment for ADHD are outlined.
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