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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2009 Aug 1.
Published in final edited form as: Expert Rev Neurother. 2008 Oct;8(10):1537–1548. doi: 10.1586/14737175.8.10.1537

Table 3.

Recent psychosocial treatment studies for adult ADHD.

Study Study design Treatment Participants Measures Ref.
Safren et al. (2005) Randomized controlled trial Individual CBT for medication-treated adults with ADHD and residual sympoms n = 31 (16 treatment and continued psychopharmacology, 15 continued psychopharmacology only) Clinician ratings self-report [25]
Rostain and Ramsay (2006) Open trial Individual CBT and medication treatment n = 43 Clinician ratings [24]
Philipsen et al. (2007) Open trial Group modified dialectical behavior therapy n = 72 Self-report [17]
Solanto et al. (2008) Open trial Group metacognitive therapy n = 30 Self-report [20]
Virta et al. (2008) Open trial Group cognitive behaviorally ortiented rehabilitation n = 29 Self-report [21]
Zylowska et al. (2008) Open trial Group mindfulness meditation training n = 30 (24 adults, 8 adolescents) Self-report cognitive testing [23]

ADHD: Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder; CBT: Cognitive–behavioral therapy.