Brief behavioral treatment for attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder.
7 latency-age children received brief behavioral therapy for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. The intervention included reinforcing appropriate behaviors and punishing negative behaviors, skills training, and parental education. There were significant decreases in impulsivity at home and school after intervention. These results suggest that brief behavioral interventions might decrease impulsivity in ADHD children over the short term, but the sample was small and heterogeneous, so replication on a larger sample is required.
Bates College, Department of Psychology, Lewistown, Maine 04240, USA.
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D001289:Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D001521:Behavior Therapy; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007175:Impulsive Behavior / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male; D010552:Personality Assessment; D011614:Psychotherapy, Brief; D012931:Social Environment; D016896:Treatment Outcome