%0 Journal Article %T A 12-week comparison regarding symptom improvement in an urban university-based outpatient child psychiatry clinic %J American journal of therapeutics %D 2014 %A Adams, Adrienne L. %A Meaden, Patricia %V 21 %N 1 %P 10-14 %X 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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%G en %I Lippincott Williams and Wilkins %@ 1075-2765 %U http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/MJT.0b013e3182949971