title: A systematic review of meta-analyses of psychosocial treatment for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder.
abstract: The present report synthesizes outcomes across meta-analyses of psychosocial (i.e., non-pharmacological) treatments for ADHD. A total of 12 meta-analyses were identified that met search criteria. The meta-analyses were notable in that there was surprisingly little overlap in studies included across them (range of overlap was 2-46 %). Further, there was considerable diversity across the meta-analyses in terms of the inclusion/exclusion criteria, types of psychosocial treatments reviewed, methodological characteristics, and magnitude of reported effect sizes, making it difficult to aggregate findings across meta-analyses or to investigate moderators of outcome. Effect sizes varied across the outcomes assessed, with meta-analyses reporting positive and significant effect sizes for measures of some areas of child impairment (e.g., social impairment) and small and more variable effect sizes for distal and/or untargeted outcomes (e.g., academic achievement). Results are reviewed in light of the larger literature on psychosocial interventions for ADHD, and specific recommendations for future meta-analyses of psychosocial treatments for ADHD are offered.
authors.affiliation: University at Buffalo, SUNY, 334 Diefendorf Hall, Buffalo, NY, 14214, USA, Fabiano@buffalo.edu.
authors.forename: Gregory A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Fabiano
authors.forename: Nicole K
authors.initials: NK
authors.lastname: Schatz
authors.forename: Ariel M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Aloe
authors.forename: Anil
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Chacko
authors.forename: Andrea
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Chronis-Tuscano
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001289:Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity / Q000628:therapy*; D001521:Behavior Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D016487:Parenting; D011613:Psychotherapy / Q000379:methods; D016896:Treatment Outcome