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The Effects of Cognitive Behavior Therapy Delivered by Students in a Psychologist Training Program: An Effectiveness Study
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Ost, Lars-Goran; Karlstedt, Anna; Widen, Sara – Behavior Therapy, 2012
Relatively little is known about the efficacy of clinically inexperienced student therapists carrying out cognitive behavior therapy (CBT) under supervision during a professional, psychologist training program. The current study evaluated this by collecting pre- and post-treatment data on 591 consecutive patients receiving treatment at the…
Descriptors: Anxiety Disorders, Psychologists, Supervision, Quality of Life
Advancing the Assessment of Parent-Child Interactions: Development of the Parent Instruction-Giving Game with Youngsters
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Hupp, Stephen D. A.; Reitman, David; Forde, Debra A.; Shriver, Mark D.; Kelley, Mary Lou – Behavior Therapy, 2008
This study investigates the validity of the Parent Instruction-Giving Game with Youngsters (PIGGY), a newly developed direct-observation system. The PIGGY is a derivative of the Dyadic Parent-Child Interaction Coding System II [DPICS-II; Eyberg, S. M., Bessmer, J., Newcomb, K., Edwards, D., Robinson, E. (1994). Manual for the Dyadic Parent-Child…
Descriptors: Observation, Validity, Child Rearing, Child Behavior
Acceptability of Behavioral and Pharmacological Treatments for Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder: Relations to Child and Parent Characteristics
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Johnston, Charlotte; Hommersen, Paul; Seipp, Carla – Behavior Therapy, 2008
One-hundred nine mothers of 5- to 12-year-old boys with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) participated. Mothers read case descriptions of boys with ADHD and of boys with both ADHD and oppositional defiant disorder (ODD). Half of the mothers were randomly assigned to read descriptions of behavioral parent training and half to read…
Descriptors: Hyperactivity, Attention Deficit Disorders, Mother Attitudes, Drug Therapy
Help When It's Needed First: A Controlled Evaluation of Brief, Preventive Behavioral Family Intervention in a Primary Care Setting
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Turner, Karen M. T.; Sanders, Matthew R. – Behavior Therapy, 2006
This study evaluated the effects of a brief 3- to 4-session behavioral family intervention program for parents of preschool-aged children in a primary care setting, compared to parents in a wait-list control condition. Parents receiving the Primary Care Triple P-Positive Parenting Program intervention reported significantly lower levels of…
Descriptors: Emotional Problems, Behavior Problems, Intervention, Parent Education
An Evaluation of the Summer Treatment Program for Children with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder Using a Treatment Withdrawal Design
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Chronis, Andrea M.; Fabiano, Gregory A.; Gnagy, Elizabeth M.; Onyango, Adia N.; Pelham, William E., Jr.; Lopez-Williams, Andy; Chacko, Anil; Wymbs, Brian T.; Coles, Erika K.; Seymour, Karen E. – Behavior Therapy, 2004
The summer treatment program (STP) is a comprehensive intervention for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) that combines several empirically validated, behavioral treatment components in order to address multiple areas of impairment. The current study utilized a BAB treatment withdrawal design to evaluate the effectiveness of the STP.…
Descriptors: Intervention, Hyperactivity, Behavior Modification, Behavior Disorders