Cognitive Behavior Therapy for Adults with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder: A Review of Recent Randomized Controlled Trials

To review the efficacy of cognitive behavioral therapy for adults with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. Recent, controlled studies of the efficacy of Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT) treatment in adults with ADHD are reviewed. CBT is a feasible and acceptable treatment strategy in medicated...

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Published in:Current psychiatry reports 2012-10, Vol.14 (5), p.561-567
Main Authors: Mongia, Monica, Hechtman, Lily
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity - drug therapy
Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity - therapy
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
Attention-Deficit Disorder (R Bussing
Behavior modification
Cognition & reasoning
Cognitive therapy
Cognitive Therapy - methods
Combined Modality Therapy - methods
Humans
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Middle Aged
Psychiatry
Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic
Section Editor
Young Adult
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Summary:To review the efficacy of cognitive behavioral therapy for adults with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. Recent, controlled studies of the efficacy of Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT) treatment in adults with ADHD are reviewed. CBT is a feasible and acceptable treatment strategy in medicated adults with ADHD that leads to improvement in ADHD symptoms and co-morbid problems. CBT includes delivery of cognitive and/or emotional strategies to individuals or groups of 4 to 10 participants. The number of CBT sessions may vary from 6 to 14. Blinding may help reduce response bias. Coaching and homework may enhance motivation as well as help in generalizing strategies to patient’s daily lives. Outcomes studied include participants’ self-reports of symptoms and evaluator reports based on standardized measures of ADHD and its comorbidities. CBT is an effective treatment for adults with ADHD particularly when combined with medication.
ISSN:1523-3812
1535-1645
DOI:10.1007/s11920-012-0303-x