The content of the social skills interventions were comparable and based on a cognitive behavioural model .
The review suggests that there is little evidence to support or refute social skills training for adolescents with ADHD .
BACKGROUND Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder ( ADHD ) in children is associated with hyperactivity and impulsitivity , attention problems , and difficulties with social interactions .
Pharmacological treatment may alleviate symptoms of ADHD but seldom solves difficulties with social interactions .
Social skills training may benefit ADHD children in their social interactions .
We examined the effects of social skills training on children 's  social competences , general behaviour , ADHD symptoms , and performance in school .
OBJECTIVES To assess the effects of  social skills training in children and adolescents with ADHD .
The effects of the fast track preventive intervention on the development of conduct disorder across childhood.
The impact of the Fast Track intervention on  externalizing disorders across childhood was examined . Eight hundred-ninety-one early-starting children ( 69 % male ; 51 % African American ) were r and omly assigned by matched sets of schools to intervention or control conditions . The 10-year intervention addressed parent behavior-management , child social cognitive skills , reading , home visiting , mentoring , and classroom curricula . Outcomes included psychiatric diagnoses after grade s 3 , 6 , 9 , and 12 for conduct disorder , oppositional defiant disorder , attention deficit hyperactivity disorder , and any externalizing disorder . Significant interaction effects between intervention and initial risk level indicated that intervention prevented the lifetime prevalence of all diagnoses , but only among those at highest initial risk , suggesting that targeted intervention can prevent externalizing disorders to promote the raising of healthy children
The content of the social skills interventions were comparable and based on a cognitive behavioural model .
The review suggests that there is little evidence to support or refute social skills training for adolescents with ADHD .
BACKGROUND Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder ( ADHD ) in children is associated with hyperactivity and impulsitivity , attention problems , and difficulties with social interactions .
Pharmacological treatment may alleviate symptoms of ADHD but seldom solves difficulties with social interactions .
Social skills training may benefit ADHD children in their social interactions .
We examined the effects of social skills training on children 's  social competences , general behaviour , ADHD symptoms , and performance in school .
OBJECTIVES To assess the effects of  social skills training in children and adolescents with ADHD .