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Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder and Comorbid Anxiety: Practitioner Problems in Treatment Planning
Author(s) -
Costin Janet,
Vance Alasdair,
Barnett Rebbeca,
O'Shea Melissa,
Luk Ernest S. L.
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
child and adolescent mental health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.912
H-Index - 46
eISSN - 1475-3588
pISSN - 1475-357X
DOI - 10.1111/1475-3588.00005
Subject(s) - psychopathology , psychological intervention , anxiety , intervention (counseling) , attention deficit hyperactivity disorder , psychology , clinical psychology , mental health , perspective (graphical) , psychiatry , cognition , child psychopathology , attention deficit , artificial intelligence , computer science
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, combined type, and anxiety have been shown to co‐occur in children but specific treatments tailored to suit this combination of diagnoses have not yet been reported. This paper addresses the problem from the perspective of clinical practice with a focus on treatment planning and evaluation. Existing work in the published literature is examined. A pilot study designed to explore the suitability of a cognitive‐behavioural family‐based intervention for use in a child mental health service is presented. The results of the intervention revealed high levels of parent and child satisfaction although there was no change in the level of symptoms. The implications for treatment planning and for future group interventions are discussed with regard to parent psychopathology and the difficulty in generalising research findings to day‐to‐day clinical practice.