A systematic review of meta-analyses of psychosocial treatment for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder
- Forfatter(e)
- Fabiano, G. A. Schatz, N. K. Aloe, A. M. Chacko, A. Chronis-Tuscano, A.
- År
- 2015
- Tidsskrift
- Clinical Child and Family Psychology Review
- Sider
- 77-97
- Kategori(er)
- ADHDSkoleprestasjoner
- Tiltakstype(r)
- Foreldreveiledning/-terapiSkole/barnehagebaserte tiltak
- Abstract
The present report synthesizes outcomes across meta-analyses of psychosocial (i.e., non-pharmacological) treatments for ADHD.
A total of 12 meta-analyses were identified that met search criteria. The meta-analyses were notable in that there was surprisingly little overlap in studies included across them (range of overlap was 2-46 %).
Further, there was considerable diversity across the meta-analyses in terms of the inclusion/exclusion criteria, types of psychosocial treatments reviewed, methodological characteristics, and magnitude of reported effect sizes, making it difficult to aggregate findings across meta-analyses or to investigate moderators of outcome.
Effect sizes varied across the outcomes assessed, with meta-analyses reporting positive and significant effect sizes for measures of some areas of child impairment (e.g., social impairment) and small and more variable effect sizes for distal and/or untargeted outcomes (e.g., academic achievement).
Results are reviewed in light of the larger literature on psychosocial interventions for ADHD, and specific recommendations for future meta-analyses of psychosocial treatments for ADHD are offered.