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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Sep 15.
Published in final edited form as: J Clin Child Adolesc Psychol. 2017 May 1;46(4):477–499. doi: 10.1080/15374416.2017.1310044

TABLE 3.

Treatment Family and Qualifying Studies, by Level of Evidence

Treatment Family Qualifying Studies Gender: % Male Age in Years: Range (M) Program Effect Sizea Follow-Up No. of Effects Maintained
Level 1: Well-Established
Group parent behavior therapy Superior to alternate treatment
Axberg & Broberg, 2012 84 4–8 Incredible Years Basic −0.99 1 year 2 of 4
Kjobli et al., 2013 63 3–12 (9) PMTO (Norway) N/A None
Kling et al., 2010 60 3–10 (6) COMET −0.97 6 months 2 of 3 (further improvement) (1 of 3 delayed improvement)
Larsson et al., 2009 80 4–8 (7) Incredible Years Basic −1.41 1 year 0
Leung et al., 2003 64 3–7 (4) Triple P (Level 4) −0.77 None
Equivalent to alternate treatment
Christensen et al., 1980 78 4–12 PMTO N/A None
Cunningham et al., 1995 51 5–6 (Kindergarten) unnamed 0.02 6 months 1 of 3 (delayed improvement)
Webster-Strattonet al., 2004 90 4–8 (6) Incredible Years Basic −0.64 1 year 3 of 3
Individual parent behavior therapy with child participation Superior to alternate treatment
Bernal et al., 1980 86 5–12 (8) Behavioral parent training N/A 6 months 3 of 4 (further improvement)
Ogden & Hagen, 2008 80 4–12 (8) PMTO (Norway) −0.54 None
Patterson et al., 1982 68 3–12 (7) OSLC −1.11 None
Wells & Egan, 1988 not rep.b 3–8 Social learning parent training (Hanf model) −3.68 None
Equivalent to alternate treatment
Berkovits et al., 2010 70 3–6 (4) Abbreviated PCIT −1.43 6 month 0
Christensen et al., 1980 78 4–12 PMTO N/A None
Kazdin et al., 1992 78 7–13 (11) Parent Management Training −0.46 1 year 1 (of 7) (1 delayed, 3 decayed and 2 no effect)
Sanders et al., 2000 68 3–4 (3) Triple P Precursorc −0.55 1 year 2 (2 no effect, 1 delayed)
Level 2: Probably Efficacious
Group parent behavior therapy + group child behavior therapy Superior to alternate treatment
Augimeri et al., 2007 73 < 12 (9) SNAP Under 12 Outreach Program N/A 18 months 2 of 2
Equivalent to alternate treatment
Larsson et al., 2009 80 4–8 (7) Incredible Years Basic + Dinosaur School (Norway) −1.11 1 year 5 of 6 no effect
Group parent behavior therapy with child participation + Family problem-solving training Superior to alternate treatment
Chacko et al., 2015 68 7–11 (9) Multiple Family Group −0.46 None
Group parent behavior therapy with child participation Equivalent to well-established treatment
Niec et al., 2016 72 3–6 (4) Group Parent-Child Interaction Therapy N/A None
Individual parent behavior therapy Superior to alternate treatment
Kjobli & Ogden, 2012 58 3–12 (7) Brief PMTO (Norway) −0.53 None
Equivalent to alternate treatment
Cunningham et al., 1995 51 5–6 (Kindergarten) unnamed N/A None
Individual parent behavior therapy with child participation + individual child behavior therapy with parent participation + teacher training Superior to no treatment
Sumi et al., 2013 77 1st–3rd grade (8) First Step to Success −0.53 1 year 2 (1 delayed, 2 no effect)
Walker et al., 1998 74 Kindergarten First Step to Success −1.08 1–2 years 2 of 2
Self-directed parent behavior therapy Superior to no treatment
Connell et al., 1997 43 2–6 (4) Every Parent −1.74 4 months 5 (3 delayed)
Enebrink et al., 2012 58 3–12 (7) COMET −1.65 6 months 3 of 3
Kierfeld et al., 2013 50 3–6 THOP −1.12 None
Kling et al., 2010 60 3–10 (6) COMET −0.52 6 months 3 of 3 further improvement
Porzig-Drummond et al., 2015 50 2–10 (5) 1–2-3 Magic N/A 6 months 2 of 2
Webster-Stratton, 1992 72 3–8 (5) Incredible Years Precursord −0.88 1 year; 7 of 10; (3 of 10 delayed improvement)
Equivalent to no treatment
Sanders et al., 2000 68 3–4 (3) Self-Directed Behavioral Family Intervention −0.55 1 year 2 (1 delayed, 2 no effect)
Webster-Strattonet al., 1988 69 3–8 Incredible Years Precursor −0.86 None
Webster-Stratton, 1990 91 3–8 (5) Incredible Years Precursor −0.76 None
Group child behavior therapy Superior to no treatment
Kim et al., 2011 75 4–5 unnamed −0.94 None
Webster-Stratto et al., 2004 90 4–8 (6) Incredible Years Dinosaur School −0.32 1 year 2 of 3
Group child behavior therapy + teacher training Equivalent to well-established treatment
Webster-Stratton et al., 2004 90 4–8 (6) Incredible Years Dinosaur School plus Teacher Training −0.75 1 year 2 of 3
Individual child behavior therapy Superior to alternate treatment
Kazdin et al., 1987 80 7–13 (11) Problem Solving Skills Training −1.80 1 year 2 of 2
Kazdin et al., 1989 78 7–12 (11) Problem Solving Skills Training −0.77 1 year 3 of 3 (delayed effect)
Individual child behavior therapy with parent participation Superior to alternate treatment
Kazdin et al., 1989 78 7–12 (11) Problem Solving Skills Training with in vivo practice −1.34 1 year 3 of 3
Kazdin et al., 1992 78 7–13 (11) Problem Solving Skills Training with in vivo practice −0.84 1 year 6 of 7
Group parent-focused therapy Superior to alternate treatment
Havighurst et al., 2013 78 4–6 (6) Tuning Into Kids −1.22 6 months 2 of 2 (different measure than reported at posttest)
Group child-centered play therapy Superior to alternate treatment
Ojiambo & Bratton, 2014 50 10–12 Group Activity Play Therapy −0.91 None
Individual child-centered play therapy Superior to alternate treatment
Meany-Walen et al., 2014 79 5–9 (6) Adlerian Play Therapy −0.99 None
Level 3: Possibly Efficacious
Group parent behavior therapy + individual parent behavior therapy with child participation + group child behavior therapy + individual child behavior therapy Superior to no treatment
Feinfield & Baker, 2004 86 4–8 (7) Project TEAM −0.55 5 months 3 of 3 decayed
Group parent behavior therapy + group parent-focused therapy Superior to no treatment
David et al., 2014 48 4–12 (6) Rational Positive Parenting Program −0.35 1 month 1 of 2
Group parent behavior therapy + teacher training + group child behavior therapy Superior to no treatment
Webster-Stratton et al., 2004 90 4–8 (6) Incredible Years Basic plus Teacher Training plus Dinosaur School −0.66 1 year 2 of 3
Group parent behavior therapy + teacher training Superior to no treatment
Webster-Stratton et al., 2004 90 4–8 (6) Incredible Years Basic plus Teacher Training −0.73 1 year 3 of 3
Individual parent behavior therapy with child participation + addressing parental mental health needs Superior to no treatment
Sanders et al., 2000 68 3–4 (3) Enhanced Behavioral Family Intervention −1.00 1 year 5 of 5
Group child behavior therapy + individual child behavior therapy Superior to no treatment
Lochman et al., 1993 52 third grade unnamed N/A None
Teacher training Superior to no treatment
Baker-Henningham et al., 2012 61 3–6 Incredible Years Teacher Training −0.34 None
Level 4: Experimental
Family problem-solving training Not yet tested in a randomized trial
Ollendick et al., 2016 62 7–14 (9) Collaborative & Proactive Solutions N/A 6 months 2 of 2

Note. COMET = Communication Method program; OSLO = Oregon Social Learning Center program; PCIT = Parent-Child Interaction Therapy; PMTO = Parent Management Training Oregon; SNAP = Stop Now and Plan; THOP = Therapy program for children with hyperkinetic and oppositional problem behavior.

a

Effect sizes shown represent a simple baseline to posttest change (as a function of baseline standard deviation) among the treatment group based on available data. These effect sizes should not be compared with effect sizes calculated using other methods more typically used in meta-analysis that would incorporate the correlation between baseline and posttest scores into the effect size.

b

Boys and girls included, but proportion not reported.

c

Name of program: Standard Behavioral Family Intervention.

d

Name of program: Individually administered videotape modeling parent training program (IVM).