title: Effectiveness of a therapeutic summer camp for children with ADHD: Phase I Clinical Intervention Trial.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The objective of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of a 2-week therapeutic summer day camp for children with ADHD, which included a social skills training program and parent psychoeducation and training program. This was an open-label, nonrandomized Phase I Clinical Intervention Trial.
  
  
  METHODS
  Parents completed the Weiss Functional Impairment Rating Scale (WFIRS) and the Conners' Global Index-Parent Version (CGI-P), and children completed the Index of Peer Relations (IPR). All questionnaires were completed prior to the camp and 3 weeks after starting school. A total of 33 children who attended the camp were compared with a group of 15 children with ADHD who did not attend camp.
  
  
  RESULTS
  CGI-P, IPR, and WFIRS significantly improved in the group that attended the camp but not in the control group. Effect sizes were between 0.7 and 1.6.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The therapeutic summer day camp is effective in improving ADHD symptoms, peer relationships, and overall functioning of children.
authors.affiliation: McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
authors.forename: Julie
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hantson
authors.forename: Pan Pan
authors.initials: PP
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Grizenko-Vida
authors.forename: Marina
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ter-Stepanian
authors.forename: William
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Harvey
authors.forename: Ridha
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Joober
authors.forename: Natalie
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Grizenko
mesh_terms: D001289:Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D001521:Behavior Therapy; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010379:Peer Group; D012919:Social Behavior; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D016896:Treatment Outcome