The results revealed that findings are becoming increasingly nuanced with variations in levels of evidence related to ages of the children and characteristics of the specific treatment .
In addition , we focused our critique on generalization of treatment effects across setting s and time and on sample diversity ( with regard to ethnicity and levels of parent education ) in relation to the population .
Children of parents with higher levels of education than average appear to be overrepresented in the literature .
The purpose of this research was to up date the series of articles on evidence -based treatment for children and adolescents with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder that have appeared in this journal ( Evans , Owens & Bunford , 2014 ; Pelham & Fabiano , 2008 ; Pelham , Wheeler , & Chronis , 1998 ) .
A small-scale randomized controlled trial of the revised new forest parenting programme for preschoolers with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
The revised new forest parenting programme ( NFPP ) is an 8-week psychological intervention design ed to treat ADHD in preschool children by targeting , amongst other things , both underlying impairments in self-regulation and the quality of mother – child interactions . Forty-one children were r and omized to either the revised NFPP or treatment as usual conditions . Outcomes were ADHD and ODD symptoms measured using question naires and direct observation , mothers ’ mental health and the quality of mother – child interactions . Effects of the revised NFPP on ADHD symptoms were large ( effect size > 1 ) and significant and effects persisted for 9 weeks post-intervention . Effects on ODD symptoms were less marked . There were no improvements in maternal mental health or parenting behavior during mother – child interaction although there was a drop in mothers ’ negative and an increase in their positive comments during a 5-min speech sample . The small-scale trial , although limited in power and generalizability , provides support for the efficacy of the revised NFPP . The findings need to be replicated in a larger more diverse sample
The results revealed that findings are becoming increasingly nuanced with variations in levels of evidence related to ages of the children and characteristics of the specific treatment .
In addition , we focused our critique on generalization of treatment effects across setting s and time and on sample diversity ( with regard to ethnicity and levels of parent education ) in relation to the population .
Children of parents with higher levels of education than average appear to be overrepresented in the literature .
The purpose of this research was to up date the series of articles on evidence -based treatment for children and adolescents with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder that have appeared in this journal ( Evans , Owens & Bunford , 2014 ; Pelham & Fabiano , 2008 ; Pelham , Wheeler , & Chronis , 1998 ) .