Effects of group therapy in treatment of ADHD in adults
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- Attention deficit hyperactivity disorderMental and Behavioural Disorders
- Registration Number
- ISRCTN30469893
- Lead Sponsor
- Haukeland University Hospital
- Brief Summary
2022 Results article in https://doi.org/10.1186/s12888-022-04356-6 (added 29/11/2022)
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 121
Inclusion Criteria
1. Adults (age >= 18 years)
2. Both genders
3. Diagnosis of ADHD according to DSM-IV persisting in adulthood
Exclusion Criteria
1. Any psychotic disorder
2. Recently suicidal behaviour
3. Substance or alcohol abuse or dependence within three months prior to screening for inclusion
4. Pervasive developmental disorder
5. Intellectual disability
6. Seizures or any neurological diseases causing mental handicap
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <br> 1.Change in executive function impairments (total and separate dimensional scores) assessed by the self/informant-reports of adults aged Behavior Rating Inventory of Executive Function (BRIEF-A) at end of 14-weeks group treatment, and after 6 months post-treatment, compared to baseline and treatment as usual as control treatment strategy<br> 2. Change in emotional regulation (total and separate dimensional scores) assessed by the self/informant-reports Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale (DERS) at end of 14-weeks group treatment, and after 6 months post-treatment, compared to baseline and treatment as usual as control treatment strategy<br>
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <br> 1. Adult ADHD self-report scale (ASRS), the 18 items version<br> 2. Beck Depression Inventory (BDI)<br> 3. Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI)<br> 4. Alcohol Use Disorder Identification Test (AUDIT)<br> 5. Drug Use Disorder Identification Test (DUDIT)<br> 6. Weiss Functional Impairment Rating Scale, self-report (WIFRS)<br> 7. Adult ADHD Quality of Life Scale (AAQoL)<br> 8. Global Assessment of functioning (GAF)<br>