TY - JOUR
T1 - Effects of methylphenidate and behavior modification on the social and academic behavior of children with disruptive behavior disorders
T2 - The moderating role of callous/unemotional traits
AU - Waschbusch, Daniel A.
AU - Carrey, Normand J.
AU - Willoughby, Michael T.
AU - King, Sara
AU - Andrade, Brendan F.
PY - 2007
Y1 - 2007
N2 - This study examined whether response to behavior modification with and without methylphenidate differed for children with attention-deficit/ hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and conduct problems (CP) depending on the presence of callous/unemotional (CU) traits. Participants were 37 children ages 7 to 12, including 19 with ADHD/CP-only and 18 with ADHD/CP-CU, referred to a university-based summer treatment program. Results showed that ADHD/CP-CU children had worse behavior in the behavior-therapy-only (BT-only) condition, especially on measures of CP, noncompliance, and rule violations, but these differences largely disappeared when medication was added to BT. Children with ADHD/CP-CU were also less likely to be normalized by treatment than were children with ADHD/CP-only. These findings, though tentative, suggest that children with ADHD/CP-CU may not show a sufficient positive response to BT alone and that the combination of medication and BT may be especially important for them.
AB - This study examined whether response to behavior modification with and without methylphenidate differed for children with attention-deficit/ hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and conduct problems (CP) depending on the presence of callous/unemotional (CU) traits. Participants were 37 children ages 7 to 12, including 19 with ADHD/CP-only and 18 with ADHD/CP-CU, referred to a university-based summer treatment program. Results showed that ADHD/CP-CU children had worse behavior in the behavior-therapy-only (BT-only) condition, especially on measures of CP, noncompliance, and rule violations, but these differences largely disappeared when medication was added to BT. Children with ADHD/CP-CU were also less likely to be normalized by treatment than were children with ADHD/CP-only. These findings, though tentative, suggest that children with ADHD/CP-CU may not show a sufficient positive response to BT alone and that the combination of medication and BT may be especially important for them.
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U2 - 10.1080/15374410701662766
DO - 10.1080/15374410701662766
M3 - Article
C2 - 18088220
AN - SCOPUS:38049140953
SN - 1537-4416
VL - 36
SP - 629
EP - 644
JO - Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology
JF - Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology
IS - 4
ER -