Stability of the effects of a social competence training program for children with oppositional defiant disorder/conduct disorder: a 10-month follow-up.

Teresa Del Giudice, Timo Lindenschmidt, Martin Hellmich, Christopher Hautmann, Manfred Döpfner, Anja Görtz-Dorten

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Trial report in European child & adolescent psychiatry, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2 citing papers in PubMed.

Effectiveness of group-based indicated prevention in children identified with disruptive behavior problems: results of an implementation study in the German health care system.Child and adolescent psychiatry and mental health · 2025
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Within-person Relations Between Social Skills and Symptoms of Oppositional Defiant Disorder and Conduct Disorder from Preschool to Adolescence - A Birth Cohort Study.Research on child and adolescent psychopathology · 2025
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We need better long-term intervention programs in mental health care for children and young people with chronic vulnerabilities.2023

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Teresa Del GiudiceFaculty of Medicine, School of Child and Adolescent Cognitive Behavior Therapy (AKiP), University Hospital Cologne, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany. Teresa.del-giudice@uk-koeln.de.

Timo Lindenschmidt *Faculty of Medicine, School of Child and Adolescent Cognitive Behavior Therapy (AKiP), University Hospital Cologne, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany.

Martin HellmichFaculty of Medicine, Institute of Medical Statistics and Computational Biology, University Hospital Cologne, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany.

Christopher HautmannFaculty of Medicine, School of Child and Adolescent Cognitive Behavior Therapy (AKiP), University Hospital Cologne, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany.

Manfred DöpfnerFaculty of Medicine, School of Child and Adolescent Cognitive Behavior Therapy (AKiP), University Hospital Cologne, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany.

Anja Görtz-DortenFaculty of Medicine, School of Child and Adolescent Cognitive Behavior Therapy (AKiP), University Hospital Cologne, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The stability and effectiveness of the Treatment Program for Children with Aggressive Behavior (THAV) in terms of reducing behavioral problems in children with oppositional defiant disorder (ODD) and conduct disorder (CD) were examined at a 10-month follow-up (FU). A total of 76 families and their children (boys aged 6-12 years), who previously participated in a randomized controlled trial comparing THAV with an active control group, took part in the 10-month FU assessment. Outcome measures were rated by parents and included the evaluation of child aggressive behavior, prosocial behavior, problem-maintaining and problem-moderating factors, and comorbid symptoms. Linear mixed models for repeated measures (MMRM) were conducted. The results revealed that THAV effects remained stable (problem-maintaining and problem-moderating factors; comorbid symptoms) and even partially improved (aggressive behavior; ADHD symptoms) over the FU period. Additionally, the differences between the THAV intervention group and the control group, which were apparent at the end of the treatment (post), mainly also remained at the FU assessment. It can be concluded that THAV is an effective and stable intervention for boys aged 6-12 years with ODD/CD.

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Attention Deficit Disorder with HyperactivityConduct DisorderAggressionAttention Deficit and Disruptive Behavior DisordersChildFollow-Up StudiesHumansMaleSocial SkillsCognitive behavioral therapyConduct disorderLong-term effectsOppositional defiant disorder

Identifiers

PMID35279770

DOI10.1007/s00787-021-01932-1

PMCPMC10460314

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