Stand-Alone Social Skills Training for Youth With ADHD: A Systematic Review
Clinical Child and Family Psychology Review
Willis, D., Siceloff, E. R., et al. (2019).
Clinical Child and Family Psychology Review, 22(3), 348-366.
This systematic review investigates the effects of stand-alone social skills training programs (i.e., interventions not implemented in conjunction with other non-pharmacological treatments) on improving social functioning in children and adolescents with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.
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From database inception through 2017
Any study design
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The majority of the included studies (88%) reported that stand-alone social skills training programs improved various apsects of social functioning in children and adolescents with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD); however, findings were limited due to inconsistent results, a lack of maintenance at follow-up, and a lack of included studies with high methodological rigor.
