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The problem
Intervention: Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) as a non-pharmacological intervention
Who it was tested with: School-aged children aged 8–18 years diagnosed with ADHD by medical professionals, in full-time mainstream education (excluding those with comorbid autism, tic disorder, or intellectual disability).
Children or communities are compared with a group that did not receive the intervention, or followed over years. This is the design that best separates what the intervention did from everything else that changed.
"A search strategy was developed and a search of four databases initially yielded 1100 results. The search was then limited to randomised controlled trials (RCT) which evaluated the efficacy of CBT compared with treatment as usual, no treatment, and waitlist, in school-aged children." This represents a systematic review of experimental designs with comparison groups, the highest tier of evidence available.
Heterogeneity in intervention modalities and measurement tools limits comparison; methodological quality concerns identified through Jadad scores and Cochrane Risk of Bias Tool; no studies included children under 8 years; medication status varied across studies.
Across countries and designs
1 study · 0 countries
