A Randomized Clinical Trial of an Integrative Group Therapy for Children with Severe Mood Dysregulation

Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 196-207

  Waxmonsky, James G ^a,b   Waschbusch, Daniel A ^a   Belin, Peter ^b   Li, Tan ^c   Babocsai, Lysett ^b   Humphery, Hugh ^b   Pariseau, Meaghan E ^d   Babinski, Dara E ^a   Hoffman, Martin T ^e   Haak, Jenifer L ^e   Mazzant, Jessica R ^c   Fabiano, Gregory A ^d   Pettit, Jeremy W ^c   Fallahazad, Negar ^c   Pelham, William E ^c  

^a PENN STATE COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

Author keywords

ADHD; disruptive mood dysregulation disorder; group therapy; psychosocial treatment; severe mood dysregulation

Indexed keywords

AMPHETAMINE; METHYLPHENIDATE; PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; BEHAVIOR DISORDER ASSESSMENT; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD PSYCHIATRY; COMMUNITY CARE; COMORBIDITY; CONDUCT DISORDER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GROUP THERAPY; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; IRRITABILITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOOD DISORDER; MOOD SEVERITY INDEX; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBLEM SOLVING; PSYCHOEDUCATION; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SEVERE MOOD DYSREGULATION; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; SUICIDAL IDEATION; YOUNG MANIA RATING SCALE; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CHILD PARENT RELATION; MOOD DISORDERS; PROCEDURES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOOD DISORDERS; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PSYCHOTHERAPY, GROUP; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84960460889     PISSN: 08908567     EISSN: 15275418     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaac.2015.12.011     Document Type: Article

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