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Separate and Combined Effects of Methylphenidate and Behavior Modification on Boys with Attention Deficit-Hyperactivity Disorder in the Classroom.
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Pelham, William E., Jr.; And Others – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1993
Evaluated separate and combined effects of behavior modification and two doses of methylphenidate compared with baseline on classroom behavior and academic performance of 31 attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) boys. Found significant effects of both interventions, with mean effect size of medication being more than twice as great as…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Disorders, Behavior Modification, Children, Drug Therapy
Cognitive-Behavioral and Pharmacological Interventions for Hyperactive Boys: Comparative and Combined Effects.
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Hinshaw, Stephen P.; And Others – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1984
Assessed the effects of two interventions on hyperactive children's (N=24) social behavior. Results indicated that both methylphenidate (Ritalin) and reinforced self-evaluation were superior to the contrast treatments. Medication plus cognitive-behavioral self-evaluation proved optimal, and placebo plus reinforcement alone was significantly worse…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Cognitive Restructuring, Drug Therapy, Elementary Education
Validation of the Classroom Behavior Inventory
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Blunden, Dale; And Others – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1974
Factor-analytic methods were used toassess contruct validity of the Classroom Behavior Inventory, a scale for rating behaviors associated with hyperactivity. The Classroom Behavior Inventory measures three dimensions of behavior: Hyperactivity, Hostility, and Sociability. Significant concurrent validity was obtained for only one Classroom Behavior…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Behavior Problems, Behavior Rating Scales, Behavioral Science Research
Cognitive-Behavioral Self-Control Therapy for Children: A Components Analysis.
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Kendall, Philip C.; Braswell, Lauren – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1982
Compared the effects of cognitive-behavioral treatment, behavioral treatment or an attention-control condition on 27 non-self-controlled children. The cognitive-behavioral intervention improved teachers' ratings of self-control and children's self-reported self-concept. Off-task verbal and physical behaviors suggested treatment efficacy.…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Behavior Problems, Children, Counseling Effectiveness
Therapies for Hyperactive Children: Comparisons, Combinations, and Compromises.
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Whalen, Carol K.; Henker, Barbara – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1991
Compares three treatment modalities for attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) including stimulant treatments, primarily methylphenidate; behavioral treatments, including contingency management and parent training; and cognitive-behavioral or self-regulation therapies. Discusses methodological quandaries, constricted focus, and…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Disorders, Behavior Modification, Children, Cognitive Restructuring
Treatment-Related Changes in Objectively Measured Parenting Behaviors in the Multimodal Treatment Study of Children with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
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Wells, Karen C.; Chi, Terry C.; Hinshaw, Stephen P.; Epstein, Jeffery N.; Pfiffner, Linda; Nebel-Schwalm, Marie; Owens, Elizabeth B.; Arnold, L. Eugene; Abikoff, Howard B.; Conners, C. Keith; Elliott, Glen R.; Greenhill, Laurence L.; Hechtman, Lily; Hoza, Betsy; Jensen, Peter S.; March, John; Newcorn, Jeffrey H.; Pelham, William E.; Severe, Joanne B.; Swanson, James; Vitiello, Benedetto; Wigal, Timothy – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 2006
The present study examined treatment outcomes for objectively measured parenting behavior in the Multimodal Treatment Study of Children with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). Five hundred seventy-nine ethnically and socioeconomically diverse children with ADHD-combined type (ages 7.0-9.9 years) and their parent(s) were recruited …
Descriptors: Parenting Styles, Attention Deficit Disorders, Hyperactivity, Outcomes of Treatment
Cognitive-Behavioral Therapies with Youth: Guiding Theory, Current Status, and Emerging Developments.
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Kendall, Philip C. – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1993
Describes guiding theory behind cognitive-behavioral interventions with youth, such as therapeutic posture, an important cognitive distinction, and specific treatment goal. On basis of review of literature, nature of cognitive functioning, treatments, and outcome of treatment studies are described and examined for aggression, anxiety, depression,…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Aggression, Anxiety, Attention Deficit Disorders
Predicting Time to Recovery Among Depressed Adolescents Treated in Two Psychosocial Group Interventions
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Rohde, Paul; Seeley, John R.; Kaufman, Noah K.; Clarke, Gregory N.; Stice, Eric – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 2006
Aims were to identify the demographic, psychopathology, and psychosocial factors predicting time to major depressive disorder (MDD) recovery and moderators of treatment among 114 depressed adolescents recruited from a juvenile justice center and randomized to a cognitive behavioral treatment (CBT) condition or a life skills-tutoring control…
Descriptors: Psychopathology, Adolescents, Suicide, Juvenile Justice