title: Family therapy for adolescents with ADHD.
abstract: Adolescents with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and their parents experience a great deal of conflict and coercion because the executive function deficits of ADHD interact with the parents' characteristics, family stress, and parenting practices. This article provides a step-by-step description of the defiant teen approach to family therapy, which is designed to help adolescents with ADHD and their parents reduce conflict and coercion. The article also summarizes 2 studies supporting the effectiveness of the defiant teen approach.
authors.affiliation: Child Psychiatry and Psychology Department, Children's Hospital of Michigan, 3901 Beaubien Boulevard, Detroit, MI 48201, USA. Electronic address: arobin@med.wayne.edu.
authors.forename: Arthur L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Robin
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001289:Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity / Q000628:therapy*; D054541:Family Conflict / Q000523:psychology*; D005196:Family Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans
keywords: Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder; Behavior management; Communication training; Defiant teens; Family therapy; Individuation; Problem solving