The objectives of this proposed research are to examine alternative techniques to treat conduct problem children and strategies to maintain therapeutic changes after treatment has been terminated. The research will examine treatments for aggressive behavior of children ages 6-12 who are hospitalized in a short-term intensive psychiatric care facility for their acute psychiatric and behavioral disorders. The major goal is to evaluate the efficacy of parent training and self-instruction training procedures. These treatments focus on family interaction patterns and cognitive mediation deficits, respectively, which have been identified as problematic among conduct problem children. The proposed investigations will begin treatment in the hospital which will be continued on an outpatient basis so that the treatment can be implemented and evaluated in the context of performance outside of the clinic setting. The investigations will compare the separate and combined effects of parent and self-instruction training. In addition, the research will examine maintenance strategies involving self-help materials for parents, telephone contact, and direct patient contact separately and combined as part of a """"""""booster session"""""""" maintenance program.

Agency
National Institute of Health (NIH)
Institute
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
Type
Method to Extend Research in Time (MERIT) Award (R37)
Project #
5R37MH035408-08
Application #
3486519
Study Section
Treatment Development and Assessment Research Review Committee (TDA)
Project Start
1981-04-01
Project End
1991-11-30
Budget Start
1988-02-01
Budget End
1988-11-30
Support Year
8
Fiscal Year
1988
Total Cost
Indirect Cost
Name
University of Pittsburgh
Department
Type
Schools of Medicine
DUNS #
053785812
City
Pittsburgh
State
PA
Country
United States
Zip Code
15213
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Kazdin, A E (1997) A model for developing effective treatments: progression and interplay of theory, research, and practice. J Clin Child Psychol 26:114-29
Kazdin, A E; Holland, L; Crowley, M et al. (1997) Barriers to Treatment Participation Scale: evaluation and validation in the context of child outpatient treatment. J Child Psychol Psychiatry 38:1051-62
Kazdin, A E; Holland, L; Crowley, M (1997) Family experience of barriers to treatment and premature termination from child therapy. J Consult Clin Psychol 65:453-63
Kazdin, A E (1995) Child, parent and family dysfunction as predictors of outcome in cognitive-behavioral treatment of antisocial children. Behav Res Ther 33:271-81
Kazdin, A E; Mazurick, J L; Siegel, T C (1994) Treatment outcome among children with externalizing disorder who terminate prematurely versus those who complete psychotherapy. J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry 33:549-57
Kazdin, A E; Mazurick, J L (1994) Dropping out of child psychotherapy: distinguishing early and late dropouts over the course of treatment. J Consult Clin Psychol 62:1069-74

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