Skills Training for Adolescents With ADHD

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Conditions studied: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

In brief

The proposed study will be an initial test of a cognitive-behavioral intervention for adolescents with ADHD who are receiving medication treatment. It is based on our successful work with adults with ADHD who have been treated with medicines but are still having symptoms. It involves learning skills for organization and planning, attention, and mood.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01019252

Run by

Massachusetts General Hospital

People needed

66

Starts

2009-10-01

Expected to finish

2012-08-01

Last updated by the study team

2018-07-31

Who can join

Age: 14 and older, up to 18. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Between the ages of 14 and 18
• In high school
• Principal Diagnosis of ADHD
• Stable prescription of Medications for ADHD
• ADHD has childhood onset
• Clinically significant ADHD symptoms

You may not qualify if…

• Organic Mental Disorders
• Active Substance Abuse or Dependence
• Diagnosis of Conduct Disorder
• Mental Retardation or Pervasive Developmental Disorder
• Active Suicidality
• Previous History of CBT Therapy in adolescence
• Other condition interfering with consent or participation

Where it is running

• Massachusetts General Hospital — Boston, Massachusetts, United States

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