Trial reportBMC psychiatry2022
Cognitive behavioural group therapy as addition to psychoeducation and pharmacological treatment for adolescents with ADHD symptoms and related impairments: a randomised controlled trial.
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Cognitive Behavior Group Therapy in Adolescents (14-18 Years) With Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
Effectiveness of Manual Therapy in the Treatment of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Who cites it
11 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 29 citations in OpenAlex.
- The impact of physical activity on working memory in children with ADHD: a meta-analysis.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2025Pooled it
- Feasibility, acceptability and preliminary evaluation of a user co-facilitated psychoeducational programme: a feasibility proof-of-concept randomised control trial.BMC psychiatry · 2024Trial
- Review of Emotion Regulation Psychosocial Interventions for Children and Adolescents with ADHD.Brain sciences · 2026Review
- Medical postgraduates' knowledge, attitudes, and practices towards scientific research in China: a cross-sectional study with mediation analysis.BMC medical education · 2026Article
- Knowledge, attitudes, and practices towards dry eye disease treatment among patients: a cross-sectional study.BMC public health · 2026Article
- Content of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder psychoeducation packages: scoping review.BJPsych bulletin · 2025Review
- Exploring the Intersection of ADHD and Music: A Systematic Review.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Patient, supporter and primary healthcare professional perspectives on health risks in over 16s with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in England: a national survey study.BMC health services research · 2024Article
- "A bit lost"-Living with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in the transition between adolescence and adulthood: an exploratory qualitative study.BMC psychology · 2024Article
- Non-pharmacological interventions for attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder in children and adolescents.The Lancet. Child & adolescent health · 2023Review
- Executive functions mediate the association between ADHD symptoms and anxiety in a clinical adolescent population.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2022Article
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6 authors at 3 institutions in 3 countries.
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Abstract
backgroundCognitive 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.
methodsThe 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 randomized to either a 12-week group CBT program (N = 50) or a non-CBT control condition (N = 50). Assessments were made at admission to the clinic, two weeks before and two weeks after treatment. The primary outcomes were parent-, teacher- and self-ratings of ADHD symptoms (ADHD Rating Scale-IV), and the secondary outcomes were ratings of ADHD symptom severity, executive function, functional impairment, and emotional problems. Evaluators blinded to group allocation rated ADHD symptom severity with the Clinical Global Impression Scale for Severity (CGI-S) at baseline and post-treatment.
resultsAnalyses using mixed-effects models showed no difference between the treatment arms from baseline to post treatment in primary and secondary outcomes.
conclusionsContrary to our hypothesis, we found no incremental treatment effect on the part of a group CBT as follow-up to psychoeducation and pharmacological treatment on ADHD symptoms and accompanying impairments. Limitations with the CBT was the large number and low dosage of treatment components, causing restricted time for practice. Unlike evidence-based, individualized targeted CBTs with parent involvement, a group CBT directed solely at the adolescents with no parent involvement does not appear effective for treating ADHD.
trial registrationNCT02937142 , 18/10/2016.
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