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ADHD: Non-Pharmacologic Interventions,  An Issue of Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Clinics of North America, E-Book

ADHD: Non-Pharmacologic Interventions, An Issue of Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Clinics of North America, E-Book

Stephen V. Faraone

(2014)

Abstract

This issue of Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Clinics focuses on non-pharmacologic interventions for ADHD in children and adolescents. Editors Stephen Faraone's and Kevin Antshel's goal with this publication is to help the clinician decipher the literature base in an attempt to make informed decisions and recommendations for the families that they treat in light of new non-pharmacologic interventions. To guide readers of this issue, Authors present information in a specific structure designed to describe the non-pharmacologic intervention theoretically and practically, as well as provide clinically useful information regarding who is most likely to respond and which outcomes are most likely to be affected by treatment. Likewise, Authors include information on adverse effects / contraindications of the non-pharmacologic treatments and how treatments should be sequenced and/or integrated with other treatments.  Science is translated into clinical practice that can be easily applied; this volume strikes a balance between reviewing the evidence base and providing clinically useful information. Among the topics are: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Adolescents with ADHD; Nutritional Supplements for the Treatment of ADHD; School-Based Interventions for Elementary School Students with ADHD; Middle and High School Based Interventions for Adolescents with ADHD; Healthy Body, Healthy Mind? The Effectiveness of Physical Activity to Treat ADHD in Children; Neurofeedback for Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder: A Review of Current Evidence; Social Skills Training; Behavior Management for Preschool-Aged Children; Computer-based Cognitive Training for Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder: A review of current evidence; Restriction and Elimination Diets in ADHD Treatment; Traditional Chinese Medicine in the Treatment of ADHD: A Review; Summer Treatment Programs for Youth with ADHD; Non-Pharmacologic Treatments for ADHD; Behavior Management for School Aged Children with ADHD; Family Therapy for Adolescents with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder; An Integrated Dietary/Nutritional Approach to ADHD; Toward an Evidence-Based Taxonomy of Non-Pharmacologic Treatments for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder.

Table of Contents

Section Title Page Action Price
Front Cover Cover
ADHD: Non-PharmacologicInterventions i
Copyrights ii
Contributors iii
Contents vii
Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Clinics xii
ADHD: Non-Pharmacologic Interventions xiii
School-Based Interventions for Elementary School Students with ADHD 687
Key points 687
Introduction/Background 687
Interventions 688
Behavioral Interventions 688
Theoretical overview 688
Description 689
Proactive strategies 689
Teacher attention 689
Token reinforcement/response–cost 689
Daily report cards 690
Empiric support 690
Academic Interventions 690
Theoretical overview 690
Description 691
Empiric support 691
Self-Regulation Interventions 692
Theoretical overview 692
Description 692
Empiric support 693
Clinical decision making 693
Future directions 694
Summary 694
References 695
Middle School–based and High School–based Interventions for Adolescents with ADHD 699
Key points 699
background 699
Interventions and other services 701
Accommodations 701
Interventions 701
Note taking 701
Self-management 702
Challenging Horizons Program 702
After-school model 702
Mentoring model 703
Evidence supporting the efficacy of the CHP 703
Homework, organization, and planning skills intervention 704
Evidence supporting the efficacy of the HOPS intervention 705
What has been learned about treating adolescents with ADHD? 706
Treatment Development 706
Modalities of Treatment 707
Clinical decision making 707
Who Can Benefit? 707
Predictors of Response to Intervention 708
Sequencing Treatments 708
Future directions 709
Summary 711
References 711
Behavior Management for Preschool-Aged Children 717
Key points 717
Introduction/Background 717
Target of Treatment: ADHD Symptoms, Associated Features 717
Need for Treatment 718
Focus of Article 718
Interventions 719
Parent Training 719
Theoretic overview 719
Description of parent training 720
Core component of parent training 720
Evidence 721
Teacher Training 721
Theoretic overview 721
Description 722
Assessment 722
Intervention 722
Teacher training programs 722
Example 722
Empirical support 723
Clinical decision making 723
Who Is Most Likely to Respond (eg, Patient Characteristics, Family Variables)? 723
What Outcomes Are Most Likely to Be Affected by Treatment (eg, ADHD Symptoms, Academic Impairment, Parental Stress)? 723
What Are the Contraindications for Behavior Management Treatment? 724
What Are Potential Adverse Effects of the Treatment? 724
How Should Behavior Management Treatment Be Sequenced and/or Integrated with Drug Therapy and with Other Nondrug Treatments ... 724
Stimulant medication 724
Comprehensive treatment 724
Example: Chicago School Readiness Project 725
Results 725
Future directions 725
Summary 726
Recommendations for clinicians 726
References 726
Behavior Management for School-Aged Children with ADHD 731
Key points 731
Introduction/Background 731
Target of Treatment 731
Need for the Treatment 732
Behavior management interventions 733
Theoretic Overview 733
Functional behavioral analysis 733
Parent-child interaction alterations 733
Intervention Description: How Is the Treatment Delivered? 734
Parenting skills 734
Teacher involvement 735
Peer involvement 735
Nontraditional caregiver adaptations 736
Specific child problems 736
Improved accessibility 736
Empirical Support 736
Evidence-based treatment validation 737
Benefits of therapy adaptations 737
Limitations of therapy 737
Clinical decision making 738
Who Is Most Likely to Respond 738
Which Outcomes Are Most Likely Affected by Treatment 738
Contraindications for Treatment 739
Potential Adverse Effects of the Treatment 739
How Should the Treatment Be Sequenced or Integrated with Drug Therapy and with Other Nondrug Treatments (eg, Stand Alone, C ... 739
Clinical Vignette 740
Future directions 741
Summary 742
References 742
Family Therapy for Adolescents with ADHD 747
Key points 747
Introduction/Background 747
Interventions 748
Theoretic Overview 748
How is the treatment delivered? 749
Step 1: educating families I: ADHD, coercion, 4-factor model 749
Step 2: educating families II: parenting principles 750
Step 3: fostering realistic beliefs 750
Step 4: preparing families for medication 751
Step 5: breaking the negativity cycle 751
Step 6: praise, ignoring, commands 751
Step 7: implementing positive incentive systems 752
Step 8: implementing punishment systems 752
Step 9: problem solving negotiable issues 753
Step 10: improving communication 753
Step 11: putting it all together 753
Empirical support 754
Clinical decision making 754
Future directions 755
Summary 755
References 756
Summer Treatment Programs for Youth with ADHD 757
Key points 757
Target of treatment 758
Need for the treatment 759
Theoretic overview for the STP 759
Treatment delivery 759
Contingency Management 760
Attention to Antecedents and Consequences 760
Peer Interventions 761
Classrooms 761
Parent Involvement 762
Medication Assessment 762
Developmental Modifications 763
Individualized Programming 763
Monitoring Treatment Integrity and Fidelity 763
Empirical support 764
Clinical decision making 765
Who is Most Likely to Respond? 765
What Outcomes Are Most Likely to be Affected by Treatment? 765
What Are the Contraindications or Adverse Effects of Treatment? 767
How Should the Treatment be Sequenced with Drug Therapy and Other Nondrug Treatments? 767
Future directions 767
References 768
Social Skills Training 775
Key points 775
Introduction/Background 775
Social skills training interventions 776
Description 777
Empirical Support 777
Reasons for Lack of Efficacy of Traditional SST Approaches 779
Alternative SST Approaches 779
Clinical decision making 782
Most Likely Responders 782
Outcomes Most Likely Affected 782
Contraindications for Treatment 783
Potential Adverse Effects 783
Integration of Treatment with Drug Therapy 783
Summary and future directions 783
Recommendations for clinicians 784
References 784
Neurofeedback for ADHD 789
Key points 789
Introduction/Background 790
Target of Treatment 790
Need for the Treatment 790
Interventions 791
Theoretic Overview: Why Does Theory Suggest the Treatment Should Work? 791
EEG frequency band studies 791
Studies of event-related SCP 792
Description: How Is the Treatment Delivered? 792
Training protocols 793
Empirical Support 793
Methodological issues 794
Relation between training performance and clinical improvement 797
Imaging studies 798
Stability over time 799
Clinical decision-making 799
Who Is Most Likely to Respond? 799
Relation between pretreatment EEG characteristics and clinical improvement 799
Training intensity 799
Role of parents and parenting style on treatment success 800
What Outcomes Are Most Likely to Be Affected by Treatment? 800
What Are the Contraindications for Treatment? 800
What Are Potential Adverse Effects of the Treatment? 800
How Should the Treatment Be Sequenced and/or Integrated with Drug Therapy and with Other Nondrug Treatments? 800
Future directions 801
Additional Outcome Parameters 801
Summary 801
Disclosures 801
References 802
Computer-based Cognitive Training for ADHD 807
Key points 807
Introduction 808
Target of Treatment: Distinguishing Clinical and Neuropsychological Elements 808
Need for Treatment: Limitations of Pharmacologic and Behavioral Approaches in the Clinical and Neuropsychological Domains 809
Interventions 810
Theoretic Underpinnings: Why Should Cognitive Training Work? 810
How Is the Treatment Delivered? 811
Empirical Support 811
Effects on ADHD clinical symptoms 811
Effects on neuropsychological deficits in individuals with ADHD 815
Methodological issues 815
Clinical decision making 816
Future directions 817
Can Current Approaches Be Made More Effective? 817
What Place Does Cognitive Training Have in Multimodal Treatment Approaches? 817
Will Some Individuals with ADHD Be More Responsive to Cognitive Training? 817
What Are the Neuronal Correlates of Computerized, Adaptive Cognitive Training Programs? 817
Can Other Deficits Be Targeted? 817
Will Value Be Increased Through Early Intervention? 818
Summary 818
Disclosures 818
References 818
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Adolescents with ADHD 825
Key points 825
Adolescent attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder 825
Defining Features 825
Most Common Psychosocial Interventions for Adolescent ADHD 827
Need for Novel Psychosocial Interventions for Adolescent ADHD 827
CBT overview 828
Adolescent CBT evidence base 829
Anxiety Disorders and Depression 829
ADHD 830
Clinic-based Adolescent CBT Intervention 831
School-based Adolescent CBT Intervention 834
Clinical decision-making 835
Who Is Most Likely to Respond to CBT? 835
What Outcomes Are Most Likely to Be Affected by Treatment? 836
What Are the Contraindications for Treatment? 836
What Are Potential Adverse Effects of the Treatment? 836
How Should the Treatment Be Sequenced and/or Integrated with Drug Therapy and with Other Nondrug Treatments? 836
Future directions 836
Summary 837
References 837
Neuropsychologically Informed Strategic Psychotherapy in Teenagers and Adults with ADHD 843
Key points 843
Introduction/Background 843
Target of Treatment: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Symptoms, Associated Features 843
Need for the Treatment 844
Interventions 845
Theoretic Overview: Why Does Theory Suggest the Treatment Should Work? 845
Description: How Is Treatment Delivered? 846
Empirical Support 847
Clinical decision making 848
Who Is Most Likely to Respond? 848
What Outcomes Are Most Likely to Be Affected by Treatment? 848
What Are the Contraindications for Treatment? 848
What Are Potential Adverse Effects of the Treatment? 848
How Should the Treatment Be Sequenced and/or Integrated with Other Therapies? 848
Future directions 849
Summary 849
Clinician recommendations 849
References 850
Traditional Chinese Medicine in the Treatment of ADHD 853
Key points 853
Introduction/Background 853
Target of Treatment: Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder Symptoms, Associated Features 853
Need for the Treatment 855
Interventions 858
Theoretic Overview: Does TCM Work? 858
Description: How Is the Treatment Delivered? 859
Chinese herbal medicine 859
Acupuncture 861
Tui na (Chinese medical massage) 864
Tai chi chuan 865
TCM diet therapy (Yaoshan) 865
Summary and Conclusions: Empirical Support for the TCM Treatment of ADHD 868
Clinical decision making 869
Who Is Most Likely to Respond? (eg, Patient Characteristics, Family Variables, and So Forth) 869
What Outcomes Are Most Likely to be Affected by Treatment? (eg, ADHD Symptoms, Academic Impairment, Parental Stress, and So ... 872
What Are the Contraindications for Treatment? 872
What Are Potential Adverse Effects of the Treatment? 874
How Should Treatment Be Sequenced and/or Integrated with Drug Therapy and with Other Nondrug Treatments (eg, Stand Alone, C ... 874
Future directions 874
Summary 875
Acknowledgments 875
References 875
Nutritional Supplements for the Treatment of ADHD 883
Key points 883
Introduction 883
Methods 884
Interventions 884
Dietary Supplements 884
Polyunsaturated fatty acids 884
Melatonin 888
Carnitine 888
Minerals 888
Iron 888
Zinc 889
Magnesium 890
Herbal Supplements 890
Gingko biloba 890
St John’s Wort: Hypericum perforatum 890
Pycnogenol: Pinus mainus 891
Summary 891
Future directions 893
Acknowledgments 893
References 893
Healthy Body, Healthy Mind? 899
Key points 899
Introduction/Background 900
Target of Treatment 900
Need for Treatment 900
Physical activity as an intervention for ADHD 901
Theoretic Overview 901
Animal studies 902
Studies in healthy humans 903
Empirical support for the use of exercise in children with ADHD 904
Acute Exercise Interventions in Children with ADHD 918
Cognitive and academic functioning 918
Catecholaminergic function 919
Summary of acute effects of exercise 920
Chronic Exercise Interventions in Children with ADHD 920
Summary of chronic exercise effects 923
Clinical decision making 924
Who Is Most Likely to Respond? 924
What Outcomes Are Most Likely to Be Affected by Treatment? 925
Contraindications 925
Potential Adverse Effects of Physical Activity 926
Integrating Physical Activity with Other Treatments 926
Future directions 926
Summary 927
Recommendations for Clinicians 927
References 928
Restriction and Elimination Diets in ADHD Treatment 937
Key points 937
Elimination diets and health 937
ADHD applications 939
Summary of literature on effectiveness of restriction diet for ADHD 945
Limitations and research directions 945
Clinical issues related to attempting a restriction diet 946
Recommendations 948
Summary 949
References 949
Appendix A Example food additive list that could be given to a patient 953
An Integrated Dietary/Nutritional Approach to ADHD 955
Key points 956
Does the child have any suspected/documented nutritional deficiencies or insufficiencies? 956
Does the child have any suspected or documented food allergies? 957
Is the child receiving adequate general nutrition? 958
Is the child taking stimulant medication? If so, what is appropriate nutritional support? 958
Omega-3 958
Zinc 959
Traditional Chinese Herbs 959
Can herbs be used as the primary treatment? 960
What is the current family environment and level of child compliance? 960
How much safer than conventional medication are dietary and nutritional treatments? What about herbs? 960
With the evidence base so mixed and uncertain, how can a clinician decide whether to recommend a given intervention? 961
Overall clinical recommendations 961
References 962
Towards an Evidence-based Taxonomy of Nonpharmacologic Treatments for ADHD 965
Key points 965
Level of evidence and magnitude of treatment efficacy 966
A meta-algorithm for the treatment of ADHD 968
Coordination of Pharmacologic and Nonpharmacologic Therapies 968
Medication Selection 968
Broad-band Versus Narrow-band Treatments 969
A Schematic for the Treatment of ADHD 969
Summary 971
References 971
Index 973