TY - JOUR
T1 - Are There Long-Term Effects of Behavior Therapy for Adolescent ADHD? A Qualitative Study
AU - Sibley, Margaret H.
AU - Shelton, Christopher R.
AU - Garcia, Ilan
AU - Monroy, Jessica M.
AU - Hill, Devin M.
AU - Johansson, Margaret
AU - Link, Kara
AU - Greenwood, Lydia
AU - Torres Antunez, Gissell
AU - Reyes Francisco, Juan Carlos
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2021, The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature.
PY - 2023/8
Y1 - 2023/8
N2 - We utilized qualitative methodology to characterize potential long-term effects (therapeutic and iatrogenic) of behavior therapy for adolescents with ADHD. Forty-two in-depth interviews were conducted with adolescents with ADHD and parents, 4 years post-treatment. Grounded theory methods identified and reported prevalence of themes. All reported long-term effects were classified as benefits; no iatrogenic effects were noted. Long-term impact themes reported for a majority of participants included: development of organization skills (81.0%), enhanced motivation (57.1%), improved self-awareness (57.1%), improved parental knowledge of ADHD (76.2%), increased parent autonomy granting (61.9%), enhanced parental engagement with the youth (52.4%), and improved parent-teen relationships (52.4%). Fourteen themes were present for smaller subsamples, including reduced need for medication (3 of 9 medicated participants). Experimental studies of behavior therapy for adolescent ADHD should measure themes detected herein and directly test the possibility of long-term treatment effects.
AB - We utilized qualitative methodology to characterize potential long-term effects (therapeutic and iatrogenic) of behavior therapy for adolescents with ADHD. Forty-two in-depth interviews were conducted with adolescents with ADHD and parents, 4 years post-treatment. Grounded theory methods identified and reported prevalence of themes. All reported long-term effects were classified as benefits; no iatrogenic effects were noted. Long-term impact themes reported for a majority of participants included: development of organization skills (81.0%), enhanced motivation (57.1%), improved self-awareness (57.1%), improved parental knowledge of ADHD (76.2%), increased parent autonomy granting (61.9%), enhanced parental engagement with the youth (52.4%), and improved parent-teen relationships (52.4%). Fourteen themes were present for smaller subsamples, including reduced need for medication (3 of 9 medicated participants). Experimental studies of behavior therapy for adolescent ADHD should measure themes detected herein and directly test the possibility of long-term treatment effects.
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U2 - 10.1007/s10578-021-01294-4
DO - 10.1007/s10578-021-01294-4
M3 - Article
C2 - 35039978
AN - SCOPUS:85123074933
SN - 0009-398X
VL - 54
SP - 985
EP - 996
JO - Child Psychiatry and Human Development
JF - Child Psychiatry and Human Development
IS - 4
ER -
