A Novel Group Therapy for Children With ADHD and Severe Mood Dysregulation

Journal of Attention Disorders

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 527-541

  Waxmonsky, James G ^a   Wymbs, Fran A ^b   Pariseau, Meaghan E ^c   Belin, Peter J ^a   Waschbusch, Daniel A ^a   Babocsai, Lysett ^a   Fabiano, Gregory A ^d   Akinnusi, Opeolowa O ^d   Haak, Jenifer L ^d   Pelham, William E ^a  

^a FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c Educational Psychology   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

Author keywords

ADHD; cognitive behavioral therapy; parent training; severe mood dysregulation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITIVE THERAPY; COGNITIVE-BEHAVIORAL THERAPY; COMORBIDITY; EDUCATION; FEMALE; GROUP THERAPY; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MOOD DISORDER; PARENT; PARENT TRAINING; PATIENT EDUCATION; PILOT STUDY; SEVERE MOOD DYSREGULATION; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADHD; COGNITIVE-BEHAVIORAL THERAPY; PARENT TRAINING; SEVERE MOOD DYSREGULATION;

ADULT; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; CHILD; COGNITIVE THERAPY; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOOD DISORDERS; PARENTS; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PILOT PROJECTS; PSYCHOTHERAPY, GROUP; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84880629045     PISSN: 10870547     EISSN: 15571246     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1087054711433423     Document Type: Article

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