Not exact matches
Studies were selected if the intervention targeted children with a chronic health condition or their family members; a planned
psychosocial intervention was
evaluated (naturally occurring family resources, medical interventions and medical or physical
treatment, medications, or
treatment regimens were excluded); psychological or social outcomes were examined; and ≥ 15 participants were included in the study which had random assignment to
treatment groups, a matched comparison group, or a convenience comparison group.
Predictors of
treatment efficacy in a clinical trial of three
psychosocial treatments for adolescent depression.J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry1998Sep; 37:906 — 14OpenUrlCrossRefPubMedWeb of Science Question In adolescents with depression, what are the predictors of
treatment outcome and of differential
treatment response when
evaluating the effectiveness of 3
psychosocial therapies?
In this respect, this model, which was initially developed to
evaluate rigor in medical research in the 1970s, has been currently extended to support advice to educational practitioners about which
psychosocial treatments should be used that have well - documented effectiveness with children diagnosed with ADHD and which would, hopefully, replace (or work in combination with) the dominant pharmacological
treatments.
Assessments were made using multiple informants (patients, parents, therapists, supervisors, and clinicians not involved in the
treatment) to
evaluate psychiatric symptoms, various aspects of
psychosocial functioning, and global
treatment outcome.