ADHD-Europe

Cognitive behaviour therapy in medication-treated adults with ADHD and persistent Symptoms: A randomized controlled trial

Brynjar Emilsson, Gisli Gudjonsson, Jon F Sigurdsson, Gisli Baldursson, Emil Einarsson, Halldora Olafsdottir and Susan Young

Results: The findings suggested medium to large treatment effects for ADHD symptoms, which increased further
at three month follow-up. Additionally, comorbid problems also improved at follow-up with large effect sizes.

Conclusions: The findings give support for the effectiveness of R&R2ADHD in reducing ADHD symptoms and
comorbid problems, an improving functions associated with impairment. The implications are that the benefits of
R&R2ADHD are multifaceted and that combined psychopharmacological and CBT based treatments may add to
and improve pharmacological interventions.

published: Emilsson et al. BMC Psychiatry 2011, 11:116
http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-244X/11/116