Middle school-based and high school-based interventions for adolescents with ADHD

Steven W Evans; Joshua M Langberg; Theresa Egan; Stephen J Molitor

doi:10.1016/j.chc.2014.05.004

Middle school-based and high school-based interventions for adolescents with ADHD

Child Adolesc Psychiatr Clin N Am. 2014 Oct;23(4):699-715. doi: 10.1016/j.chc.2014.05.004. Epub 2014 Aug 1.

Authors

Steven W Evans¹, Joshua M Langberg², Theresa Egan³, Stephen J Molitor²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Psychology, Center for Intervention Research in Schools, Ohio University, Athens, OH 45701, USA. Electronic address: evanss3@ohio.edu.
² Department of Psychology, Virginia Commonwealth University, 806 West Franklin Street, PO Box 842018, Richmond, VA 23284-2018, USA.
³ Department of Psychology, Center for Intervention Research in Schools, Ohio University, Athens, OH 45701, USA.

Abstract

The development and evaluation of psychosocial treatments for adolescents with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder has lagged behind the treatment development work conducted with children with the disorder. Two middle school-based and high school-based treatment programs have the most empirical work indicating beneficial effects. Treatment development research addressing many of the basic questions related to mediators, moderators, and sequencing of treatments is needed. Implications for future treatment development research are reviewed, including the potential benefits of combining treatments of a variety of modalities to address the large gaps in the literature.

Keywords: ADHD; Academic impairment; Adolescents; Organization; Psychosocial treatment; Schools; Social impairment.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity / therapy*
Child
Humans
Psychotherapy / methods*
Schools*
Self Care / methods*
Students / psychology*
Teaching / methods*

Grants and funding

R01 MH082864/MH/NIMH NIH HHS/United States