Psychosocial Interventions for Disruptive Behavior in Children and Adolescents: A Meta-Analysis
Multicomponent psychosocial interventions and parent-only psychosocial interventions were better than treatment as usual or waitlist at reducing parent-reported disruptive behaviors for preschool and school-aged children immediately posttreatment. Evidence for long-term outcomes and studies conducted in adolescents was limited.
Authors
- Shelley Selph
- Linda E. Schmidt
- Chandler Atchison
- Erika Brodt
- R. Fu
- Yun Yu
- Tracy L Dana
- Andrea C. Skelly
- Kurt A. Freeman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3837-971X)
- Azrah Y. Ahmed
- Dakota Riopelle
- Shay Stabler Morris
- Leah Williams
Institutions
- Oregon Health & Science University (US)
- Federal Institute for Education Development (RU)
- Technological Assistance Institute for Intellectual Disability (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PEDIATRICS
- Published
- 2026-01-13
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.2025-072476
- Primary Topic
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00