Meta-analysis of cognitive–behavioral treatments for adult ADHD.

Abstract

Current CBTs for adult ADHD show comparable effect sizes to behavioral treatments for children with ADHD, which are considered well-established treatments. Future treatment development could focus on identifying empirically supported principles of treatment-related change for adults with ADHD. We encourage researchers to report future findings in a way that is amenable to meta-analytic review. (PsycINFO Database Record

Cognitive–behavioural therapy for adult attention‐deficit hyperactivity disorder: a proof of concept randomised controlled trial

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Impaired vigilance networks in temporal lobe epilepsy: Mechanisms and clinical implications

“…Whereas cognitive behavioral therapies aimed at improving attention and executive function are relatively common in patients with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, they are less often considered in epilepsy treatment. 95,96 Nonetheless, recent studies suggest that behavioral and psychological treatments may enhance quality of life in epilepsy. 97 Medications to improve alertness might also be explored in this patient population, although the potential for lowering seizure threshold would need to be cautiously considered.…”

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“…Although attempts were made to adapt the combination manual from a face-to-face setting to an internet-format, the non-optimal effects of ICBT suggest that further adjustments have to be made in future studies in order to enhance the treatment effects and allow ICBT to show its full potential in changing ADHD symptoms. While longer treatments have not been associated with larger effect sizes in general 113 , some promising ways to improve efficacy and feasibility could be reducing the amount of written text, adding illustrations and sound files, and identifying and removing non-essential treatment modules. An attempt to extract the most useful, comprehensible and beneficial treatment components was made in study II, and a similar evaluation would consequently be valuable to enhance the internet treatment format in further studies.…”

“…Due to these experiences, the DBT components were somewhat adjusted in the ICBT manual. Furthermore, a recently published study 113 suggest that treatments based on DBT for ADHD including mindfulness and self-regulation skills may be associated with lower effect sizes than other treatment types, which thus could be due to the more complex and emotional approach of the components in this treatment.…”