Parent Management Training Combined with Group-CBT Compared to Parent Management Training Only for Oppositional Defiant Disorder Symptoms: 2-Year Follow-Up of a Randomized Controlled Trial

• DOI: 10.1007/s10578-021-01306-3
• Publication Date: 2022-01-28T09:02:41Z
• Authors: Maria Helander; Pia Enebrink; Clara Hellner; Johan Ahlen
• Keywords: Parents; 03 medical and health sciences; 0302 clinical medicine; Parenting; Cognitive Behavioral Therapy; Attention Deficit and Disruptive Behavior Disorders; 05 social sciences; Humans; Original Article; 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences; Child; Follow-Up Studies; 3. Good health

AbstractParent management training (PMT) is recommended treatment for children with oppositional defiant disorder (ODD) and child-directed cognitive behavior therapy (CBT) is also recommended for school-aged children. The current study examined 2-year follow-up effects of parent management training (PMT) combined with the CBT based group intervention Coping Power Program (CPP) compared to PMT only. Results showed long-term effectiveness of both PMT and PMT combined with CPP in reduced disruptive behavior problems and harsh parenting strategies, and increased emotion regulation- and social communication skills. The earlier reported increase in emotion regulation- and social communication skills in the PMT with CPP condition during treatment remained stable while the PMT condition showed continued improvement during the follow-up period. To conclude, PMT with CPP did generally not provide significant benefits at the 2-year follow-up compared to PMT, apart from an improvement earlier in time regarding emotion regulation- and social communication skills.Trial registration number ISRCTN10834473, date of registration: 23/12/2015.