Cognitive behavioral therapy for adolescents with ADHD

Kevin M Antshel; Amy K Olszewski

doi:10.1016/j.chc.2014.05.001

Cognitive behavioral therapy for adolescents with ADHD

Child Adolesc Psychiatr Clin N Am. 2014 Oct;23(4):825-42. doi: 10.1016/j.chc.2014.05.001. Epub 2014 Aug 1.

Authors

Kevin M Antshel¹, Amy K Olszewski²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Psychology, Syracuse University, 802 University Avenue, Syracuse, NY 13244, USA. Electronic address: kmantshe@syr.edu.
² Department of Psychology, Syracuse University, 802 University Avenue, Syracuse, NY 13244, USA.

PMID: 25220089
DOI: 10.1016/j.chc.2014.05.001

Abstract

Attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) often persists into adolescence and has the same functional impairments as were present during childhood. Medications lessen ADHD symptoms yet do not reliably affect functioning. Thus, there exists a great need for psychosocial treatments in adolescents with ADHD. Nonetheless, relative to the vast literature that has been reported on children with ADHD, much less data have been reported about psychosocial interventions for adolescents with ADHD. Cognitive behavioral therapy interventions that are being used with adolescents rely more on traditional behavioral principles than cognitive therapy tenets.

Keywords: ADHD; Adolescence; Adolescent; CBT; Cognitive behavioral therapy.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity / therapy*
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy / methods*
Humans
Parents / education*
Schools*