title: Psychotherapy for Adolescents With Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: A Pediatrician's Guide.
abstract: Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) presents with high levels of inattention, impulsiveness, and hyperactivity. ADHD starts in childhood and results in impairments that continue into adulthood. ADHD symptoms lead to decreased functionality in various life domains and result in poor academics, behavioral challenges, delayed independence, and strained relationships. Despite advances in diagnosis and treatment, persistent residual symptoms are common, highlighting the need for novel treatment strategies. This article aims to provide a review of the psychotherapeutic interventions available for teens that receive pharmacotherapy but continue to struggle with the residual symptoms of ADHD that interfere with academic function, relationship formation, and psychological development.
authors.affiliation: 1 Connecticut Valley Hospital, Middletown, CT, USA.|2 University of Connecticut School of Medicine, Farmington, CT, USA.|3 Quinnipiac University, Hamden, CT, USA.
authors.forename: Vania
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Modesto-Lowe
authors.affiliation: 3 Quinnipiac University, Hamden, CT, USA.
authors.forename: Victoria
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Charbonneau
authors.affiliation: 4 New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia-Cornell, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, New York, NY, USA.
authors.forename: Pantea
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Farahmand
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001289:Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D000072143:Pediatricians; D011613:Psychotherapy / Q000379:methods*
keywords: ADHD; attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder; novel treatment; psychotherapy; treatment adjunct