Structured skills training for adolescents with ADHD
Project description
Dialectical behavioural therapy (DBT) is a form of cognitive behavioural therapy that targets management of interpersonal relations and emotion dysregulation, and includes elements such as mindfulness and acceptance. In this study, we investigate whether a group treatment based on DBT for adolescents with ADHD is feasible and leads to a reduction in psychiatric symptoms and functional impairment. The study is a randomized controlled multicenter study where 184 adolescents were allocated to either the DBT-based skills training or a psychoeducational group treatment (SKILLS). The results showed that the DBT-based skills training was largely appreciated by the adolescents and was also associated with a symptom reduction, increased knowledge about ADHD, and an increased ability to cope with difficulties related to the diagnosis. However, the treatment was not found to be more effective than SKILLS. A digital version of the DBT-based skills training is now being evaluated in an ongoing study.
From your left: Johan Isaksson, Mia Ramklint and Jenny Meyer.
Selected publications
Meyer, J., Ramklint, M., Hallerbäck, M. U., Lööf, M., & Isaksson, J. (2022). Evaluation of a structured skills training group for adolescents with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder: a randomised controlled trial. European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 31(7), 1-13. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00787-021-01753-2
Meyer, J., Zetterqvist, V., Unenge Hallerbäck, M., Ramklint, M., & Isaksson, J. (2022). Moderators of long-term treatment outcome when comparing two group interventions for adolescents with ADHD: who benefits more from DBT-based skills training?. BMC psychiatry, 22(1), 767. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12888-022-04435-8