title: Treatment response in CP/ADHD children with callous/unemotional traits.
abstract: The current study examines the role of callous/unemotional (CU) traits in response to treatment among children with conduct problems (CP) and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Fifty-four children with CP/ADHD and 16 controls (age = 9.48, SD = 1.58) took part in a summer treatment and research program. Simple correlations showed that CU and CP were associated with a number of treatment outcome measures. When examined together in regression analyses, CU and CP were uniquely associated with three treatment outcomes each (CU-improvement in social skills and problem solving, negative behaviors in time-out; CP-time-outs per day, peer ratings, peer dislike). The implications for these findings with regard to treatment response in children with CP/ADHD with and without CU traits are explored.
authors.affiliation: Center for Children and Families, Department of Pediatrics, University at Buffalo-SUNY, Buffalo, NY 14214, USA. smhaas@buffalo.edu
authors.forename: Sarah M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Haas
authors.forename: Daniel A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Waschbusch
authors.forename: William E
authors.initials: WE
authors.lastname: Pelham
authors.forename: Sara
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: King
authors.forename: Brendan F
authors.initials: BF
authors.lastname: Andrade
authors.forename: Normand J
authors.initials: NJ
authors.lastname: Carrey
mesh_terms: D001289:Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D002648:Child; D019955:Conduct Disorder / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D004644:Emotions; D004645:Empathy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010551:Personality; D012919:Social Behavior; D012931:Social Environment; D016896:Treatment Outcome