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Aripiprazole in Youth with Intellectual Disabilities: A Retrospective Chart Study
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Reurts, Eva Enneke; Troost, Pieter W.; Dinnissen, Mariken; Reijnen, Sam; Hoekstra, Pieter J.; Popma, Arne – Journal of Intellectual Disabilities, 2021
A retrospective chart study of patients on open-label aripiprazole treatment was conducted in the Netherlands to add to the knowledge of aripiprazole in children and young adults with mild and borderline intellectual disabilities (IDs). Fifty-three youths, mean age 14.7 ± 3.4 years and mean IQ 64.5 ±13.8, were included. Treatment responders were…
Descriptors: Mild Intellectual Disability, Drug Therapy, Outcomes of Treatment, Foreign Countries
Executive Function Training in Children with SLI: A Pilot Study
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Vugs, Brigitte; Knoors, Harry; Cuperus, Juliane; Hendriks, Marc; Verhoeven, Ludo – Child Language Teaching and Therapy, 2017
The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of a computer-based executive function (EF) training in children with specific language impairment (SLI). Ten children with SLI, ages 8 to 12 years, completed a 25-session training of visuospatial working memory, inhibition and cognitive flexibility over a 6-week period. Treatment outcome was…
Descriptors: Executive Function, Training, Pilot Projects, Foreign Countries
A Group-Administered Social Skills Training for 8- to 12-Year-Old, High-Functioning Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders: An Evaluation of Its Effectiveness in a Naturalistic Outpatient Treatment Setting
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Deckers, Anne; Muris, Peter; Roelofs, Jeffrey; Arntz, Arnoud – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2016
A social skills training (SST) for high-functioning children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) was evaluated in an outpatient setting using a combined between- and within-subject design in which SST and a waiting list condition were compared. According to parents and teachers, the SST produced greater improvement of social skills than the…
Descriptors: Social Behavior, Skill Development, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders
Effectiveness of Behavioral Parent Training for Children with ADHD in Routine Clinical Practice: A Randomized Controlled Study
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Van Den Hoofdakker, Barbara J.; Van Der Veen-Mulders, Lianne; Sytema, Sjoerd; Emmelkamp, Paul M. G.; Minderaa, Ruud B.; Nauta, Maaike H. – Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 2007
Objective: To investigate the effectiveness of behavioral parent training (BPT) as adjunct to routine clinical care (RCC). Method: After a first phase of RCC, 94 children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) ages 4-12, all referred to a Dutch outpatient mental health clinic, were randomly assigned to 5 months of BPT plus concurrent…
Descriptors: Family Programs, Hyperactivity, Child Rearing, Attention Deficit Disorders
Effects of Methylphenidate on Quality of Life in Children with Both Developmental Coordination Disorder and ADHD
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Flapper, Boudien C. T.; Schoemaker, Marina M – Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology, 2008
Measurement of health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in attention-deficit-hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) gives a more complete picture of day-to-day functioning and treatment effects than behavioural rating alone. The aim of this pilot study was to investigate the impact of the combined diagnoses of developmental coordination disorder (DCD) and…
Descriptors: Quality of Life, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Program Effectiveness, Questionnaires