A comparison of efficacy between cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and CBT combined with medication in adults with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
A comparison of efficacy between cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and CBT combined with medication in adults with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
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认知行为疗法(CBT)与CBT联合药物治疗成人注意力缺陷/多动障碍(ADHD)的疗效比较
DOI:
10.1016/j.psychres.2019.06.040
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发表时间:
2019-09-01
影响因子:
11.3
通讯作者:
Qian Qiu-Jin
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作者:
Pan Mei-Rong;Huang Fang;Qian Qiu-Jin
The study aimed to explore whether cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) combined with medication is superior to CBT alone in core symptoms, emotional symptoms, self-esteem as well as social and cognitive functions of adult attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) patients. Samples from a previous RCT study and outpatient participants were all included. A total of 124 patients received 12 weeks of manualized CBT sessions, either with (n = 57) or without (n = 67) medication. Efficacy variables were evaluated at baseline and each week. Mixed linear models (MLM) were used to compare differences between the two groups in all of the above domains. Within-group comparisons showed that both groups had robust improvements in core ADHD symptoms, emotional symptoms and social functional outcomes. The CBT + M group presented more domains of improvement in executive functions than the CBT group. However, comparisons between groups didn't indicate the superiority of CBT + M in core symptoms, emotional symptoms and self-esteem. Instead, the CBT group showed a greater improvement in the physical domain of the WHOQOL-BREF than the CBT + M group. This study further indicated that CBT is an effective treatment for adults with ADHD. A combination of CBT and medication presented broader improvements in executive functions, but not in clinical symptoms, than CBT alone.