Abstract
The study examined whether psychosocial intervention for children diagnosed with a disruptive behavior disorder (DBD; n=84) changed concentrations of cortisol and testosterone across a 3-year follow-up when compared to a matched, nonclinical, healthy comparison (HC; n=69) group. Boys and girls (6-11 years) with a DBD were randomly assigned to one of two arms of a multimethod intervention. Hierarchical linear modeling revealed that children undergoing psychosocial intervention for a DBD experienced a significant decline in diurnal cortisol change over time (p<.05) when compared to the HC condition. Boys with a DBD diagnosis had significantly lower mean cortisol concentrations prior to treatment (p<.05) and showed a significantly steeper increase in mean cortisol over time (p<.05) when compared to HC boys. Treatment effects for diurnal cortisol change were replicated in the boys-only analysis. No treatment effects were noted for testosterone in either analysis.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 562-571 |
| Number of pages | 10 |
| Journal | Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology |
| Volume | 40 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Jul 2011 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Developmental and Educational Psychology
- Clinical Psychology
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