Group cognitive-behavioural therapy may reduce symptoms and impairment in adolescents with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder

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David Coghill. Evid Based Ment Health. 2015 Nov.

. 2015 Nov;18(4):125.

doi: 10.1136/eb-2015-102150. Epub 2015 Sep 11.

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Keywords: MENTAL HEALTH; PSYCHIATRY.

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Group therapy for adolescents with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder: a randomized controlled trial.
Vidal R, Castells J, Richarte V, Palomar G, García M, Nicolau R, Lazaro L, Casas M, Ramos-Quiroga JA. Vidal R, et al. J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2015 Apr;54(4):275-82. doi: 10.1016/j.jaac.2014.12.016. Epub 2015 Jan 26. J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2015. PMID: 25791144 Clinical Trial.

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