Citation

Kazdin AE, Whitley MK. J. Consult. Clin. Psychol. 2003; 71(3): 504-515.

Affiliation

Child Study Center, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut 06520-7900, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2003, American Psychological Association)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

12795574

Abstract

This study evaluated a parent problem-solving (PPS) intervention designed to augment the effects of evidence-based therapy for children referred to treatment for aggressive and antisocial behavior. All children (N = 127, ages 6-14 years) and their families received problem-solving skills training (PSST), and parents received parent management training (PMT). Families were randomly assigned to receive or not to receive an additional component (PPS) that addressed parental stress over the course of treatment. Children improved with treatment; the PPS intervention enhanced therapeutic change for children and parents and reduced the barriers that parents experienced during treatment. The implications of the findings for improving evidence-based treatment as well as the limitations of adding components to treatment are detailed.

Language: en