title: Treatment response to an intensive summer treatment program for adolescents with ADHD.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  There are presently almost no empirically validated treatments for adolescents with ADHD. However, in childhood, behavioral treatments for ADHD typically include behavioral parent training, classroom interventions, and intensive child-directed interventions.
  
  
  METHODS
  The present investigation examines treatment gains following an 8-week intensive summer day treatment program for adolescents with ADHD (STP-A). Baseline measures of functioning and parent improvement ratings were obtained for 34 STP-A participants.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Parent ratings indicated that adolescents who attended the STP-A improved across all target domains. Across domains, 63.0% to 90.9% of adolescents improved during the STP-A. There was no evidence of iatrogenic effects during the STP-A. Correlates of treatment response included adolescent effort, oppositional-defiant behavior, and cognitive/scholastic functioning.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Findings are discussed with regard to effective treatment delivery for adolescents with ADHD.
authors.affiliation: Center for Children and Families, Florida International University, 11200 SW 8th Street, Miami, FL 33199, USA. msibley@fiu.edu
authors.forename: Margaret H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Sibley
authors.forename: Bradley H
authors.initials: BH
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: Steven W
authors.initials: SW
authors.lastname: Evans
authors.forename: William E
authors.initials: WE
authors.lastname: Pelham
authors.forename: Elizabeth M
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Gnagy
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001289:Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D001521:Behavior Therapy; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010290:Parents; D016896:Treatment Outcome