Efficacy of a school-based treatment program for middle school youth with ADHD: Pilot data

Behavior Modification

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 528-547

  Evans, Steven W ^a,c   Axelrod, Jennifer ^b,d   Langberg, Joshua M ^a,e  

^a JAMES MADISON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^c James Madison University ^*  (United States)

^d Social and Emotional Learning   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

ADHD; Adolescents; School; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENCE; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION; FAMILY THERAPY; FEMALE; GROUP PSYCHOLOGY; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; PARENT; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; RATING SCALE; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; SYMPTOM; TEACHER; ACHIEVEMENT; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; EVALUATION; PILOT STUDY; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; STANDARD; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; PILOT PROJECTS; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; QUESTIONNAIRES; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

EID: 4544224157     PISSN: 01454455     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0145445503259504     Document Type: Article

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