Citation

Adams AL, Meaden P. Am. J. Ther. 2014; 21(1): 10-14.

Affiliation

Department of Psychiatry, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2014, Lippincott Williams and Wilkins)

DOI

10.1097/MJT.0b013e3182949971

PMID

23782761

Abstract

To compare the efficacy of pharmacotherapy versus combination pharmacotherapy and psychotherapy for externalizing, conduct, and aggressive behaviors in children aged 6 through 18 years in an urban academic outpatient facility. Data from a child psychiatry outpatient population whose scores were identified as "at risk" or "clinically significant" based on a validated and standardized assessment tool were assessed at baseline and 12 weeks or more after treatment. Conduct symptoms worsened with medication management alone but improved with combination treatment (P < 0.05). Females and older youth were more likely to have therapy included in their treatment. Conduct problems that can be seen in a variety of youth disorders, such as disruptive behaviors, mood, and anxiety disorders, have a better probability of improving with treatment that includes psychotherapy versus medication management alone.

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