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Dialectical Behavioral Therapy Skills Training for Adolescents with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: A Pilot Study Cover

Dialectical Behavioral Therapy Skills Training for Adolescents with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: A Pilot Study

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|May 2025

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Baseline (T1) characteristics of the 10 participants in the DBT-based skills training_

VariablesValue
Age (years), mean (SD)16.0 (1.0)
Gender, Males, n (%)6 (75%)
Ethnicity, No.(%)White: 8 (80%)
Multiethnic: 2 (20%)
Education:
Secondary school, n5
Upper secondary school, n5
Pharmacological treatment
Methylphenidate, n (%)10 (100%)
ADHD subtypeₐ,
ADHD-C, n (%)7 (70%)
ADHD-IN, n (%)3 (30%)
a,bSNAP-IV-P inattention, median (IQR)2.0 (0.7)
a,bSNAP-IV-P hyperacticity/impulsivity, median (IQR)0.7 (0.8)
cGQL, median (IQR)70.0 (25.9)
a,dBRIEF-P (GEF), median (IQR)70.0 (7.8)
dBRIEF-SR (GEF), median (IQR)58.5 (12.5)
eBYI Anxiety Scale, median (IQR)66.5 (26.0)
eBYI Depression Scale, median (IQR)69.5 (29.3)
fFFMQ, median (IQR)3.2 (0.5)

Primary and secondary outcomes for intention-to-treat analyses (N=10) at pre-treatment (T1), post-treatment (T2) and 12-week follow-up (T3)_

Outcome measurePre-treatment MedianPost-treatment Median (Z)Follow-Up Median (Z)Pre-treatment to post-treatment p-valuePre-treatment to Follow-Up p-valuePre-treatment to post-treatment rPre-treatment to Follow-Up r
SNAP-IV-P inattention2.01.5 (−1.3)1.8 (−2.0).8.05.4.6
SNAP-IV-P hyperactivity/impulsivity0.70.6 (−1.2)0.7 (−0.5).20.6.4.2
GQL70.079.5 (−1.3)79.5 (−1.7).2.09.4.5
BRIEF-P (GEF)70.069.0 (−1.6)67.0 (−2.1).1.04.5.7
BRIEF-SR (GEF)58.555.0 (−1.3)54.5 (−2.0).2.05.4.6
BYI Anxiety66.566.0 (−1.4)49.5 (−2.2).2.03.4.7
BYI Depression69.551.5 (−1.3)51.5 (−2.4).2.02.4.7
FFMQ3.23.2 (−1.1)3.2 (−1.2).3.2.3.4

Primary and secondary outcomes for treatment completers (N=8) at pre-treatment (T1), post-treatment (T2) and 12-week follow-up (T3)_

Outcome measurePre-treatment MedianPost-treatment Median (Z)Follow-Up Median (Z)Pre-treatment to post-treatment p-valuePre-treatment to Follow-Up p-valuePre-treatment to post-treatment rPre-treatment to Follow-Up r
SNAP-IV inattention2.21.4 (−1.35)1.5 (−1.96).2.05.5.7
SNAP-IV hyperactivity/impulsivity0.60.2 (−1.16)0.8 (−0.51).20.6.4.2
GQL7088 (−1.35)83 (−2.12).2.03.5.7
BRIEF-P (GEF)7169 (−1.57)67 (−2.1).1.04.6.7
BRIEF-SR (GEF)5850 (−1.33)50 (−1.96).2.05.5.7
BYI Anxiety7458 (−1.4)35 (−2.2).2.03.5.8
BYI Depression7963 (−1.26)51 (−2.38).2.02.4.8
FFMQ7375 (−0.42)77 (−0.28).67.78.15.1
Language: English
Page range: 22 - 29
Published on: May 5, 2025
Published by: Psychiatric Research Unit
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
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