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A Randomized Clinical Trial of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy versus Progressive Relaxation Training for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
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Twohig, Michael P.; Hayes, Steven C.; Plumb, Jennifer C.; Pruitt, Larry D.; Collins, Angela B.; Hazlett-Stevens, Holly; Woidneck, Michelle R. – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 2010
Objective: Effective treatments for obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) exist, but additional treatment options are needed. The effectiveness of 8 sessions of acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) for adult OCD was compared with progressive relaxation training (PRT). Method: Seventy-nine adults (61% female) diagnosed with OCD (mean age = 37…
Descriptors: Quality of Life, Measures (Individuals), Severity (of Disability), Relaxation Training
Maternal Attributions and Child Oppositional Behavior: A Longitudinal Study of Boys with and without Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
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Johnston, Charlotte; Hommersen, Paul; Seipp, Carla M. – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 2009
The authors examined changes over a 1-year period in mothers' attributions for child behavior and child oppositional behavior among 53 mothers and nonproblem sons and 44 mothers and sons with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Boys averaged 8 years of age (SD = 11 months) at Time 1. Families were primarily of European Canadian…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Mothers, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Child Rearing
Treatment Adherence, Competence, and Outcome in Individual and Family Therapy for Adolescent Behavior Problems
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Hogue, Aaron; Henderson, Craig E.; Dauber, Sarah; Barajas, Priscilla C.; Fried, Adam; Liddle, Howard A. – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 2008
This study examined the impact of treatment adherence and therapist competence on treatment outcome in a controlled trial of individual cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) and multidimensional family therapy (MDFT) for adolescent substance use and related behavior problems. Participants included 136 adolescents (62 CBT, 74 MDFT) assessed at intake,…
Descriptors: Counseling Techniques, Behavior Problems, Behavior Disorders, Interrater Reliability
Rate and Predictors of Divorce among Parents of Youths with ADHD
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Wymbs, Brian T.; Pelham, William E., Jr.; Molina, Brooke S. G.; Gnagy, Elizabeth M Wilson, Tracey K.; Greenhouse, Joel B. – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 2008
Numerous studies have asserted the prevalence of marital conflict among families of children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), but evidence is surprisingly less convincing regarding whether parents of youths with ADHD are more at risk for divorce than are parents of children without ADHD. Using survival analyses, the authors…
Descriptors: Divorce, Antisocial Behavior, Marital Satisfaction, Young Adults
Comparison of Specific Patterns of Antisocial Behavior in Children with Conduct Disorder with or without Coexisting Hyperactivity.
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Walker, Jason L.; And Others – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1987
Compared child outpatients with diagnoses for both conduct disorder (CD) and attention deficit disorder with hyperactivity (ADD/H) with children with CD but no ADD/H. Children with both CD and ADD/H exhibited more physical aggression and a greater variety and severity of antisocial behaviors despite their younger age at time of referral than did…
Descriptors: Aggression, Antisocial Behavior, Behavior Disorders, Behavior Patterns
The Quality of Psychotherapy Case Formulations: A Comparison of Expert, Experienced, and Novice Cognitive-Behavioral and Psychodynamic Therapists
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Eells, Tracy D.; Lombart, Kenneth G.; Kendjelic, Edward M.; Turner, L. Carolyn; Lucas, Cynthia P. – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 2005
Sixty-five expert, experienced, and novice cognitive-behavioral and psychodynamic psychotherapists provided "think aloud" case formulations in response to 6 standardized patient vignettes varying in disorder and prototypicality. The 390 formulations were reliably transcribed, segmented into idea units, content coded, and rated on multiple…
Descriptors: Psychotherapy, Allied Health Personnel, Patients, Cognitive Restructuring
Advancing Videotape Parent Training: A Comparison Study.
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Webster-Stratton, Carolyn – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1994
Seventy-eight families with child diagnosed as oppositional-defiant or conduct-disordered were randomly assigned to basic videotape parent skills training program (GDVM) with or without broader-based, videotape treatment component (ADVANCE). Both groups significantly improved at short-term follow-up. ADVANCE produced additional significant…
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Children, Comparative Analysis, Interpersonal Communication