Secret Agent Society: A Randomized Controlled Trial of a Transdiagnostic Youth Social Skills Group Treatment |
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Authors: | Temkin Andrea B Beaumont Renae Wkya Katarzyna Hariton Jo R Flye Barabra L Sheridan Elisabeth Miranda Amy Vela Jamie Zendegui Elaina Schild Jennifer Gasparro Shannon Loubriel Daphne Damianides Andreas Weisman Julia Silvestre Alexandra Yadegar Mina Catarozoli Corinne Bennett Shannon M |
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Institution: | 1.Department of Psychiatry, Weill Cornell Medicine/New York Presbyterian, NY, New York, USA ;2.CUNY Graduate School of Public Health, New York, NY, USA ;3.Drexel University (A.J. Drexel Autism Institute), Philadelphia, PA, USA ;4.Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, USA ;5.Department of Psychiatry, Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, NY, USA ;6.Department of Clinical Psychology, Suffolk University, Boston, MA, USA ;7.Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine, New York, NY, USA ;8.Department of Clinical Psychology, Hofstra University, Long Island, NY, USA ;9.Columbia School of Social Work, New York, NY, USA ;10.Rogers Behavioral Health, Los Angeles, CA, USA ; |
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Abstract: | Group programs are key for targeting social skills (SS) for children with developmental disorders and/or mental illness. Despite promising evidence regarding efficacy of group treatments, there are several limitations to current research regarding generalizability and effectiveness across diagnoses. This randomized control trial assessed whether the Secret Agent Society (SAS) group program was superior to treatment as usual (TAU) in improving social-emotional functioning for children with Attention Deficit-Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), and/or anxiety. Eighty-nine youth (8–12) with ADHD, ASD, and/or an anxiety disorder receiving treatment at hospital-based outpatient clinics were randomized to receive SAS (n?=?47) or TAU (n?=?42) over a three-month period, at which point TAU participants were offered the SAS intervention. Parent report showed significant improvement in Emotion Regulation (ER) and Social Skills (SS) for youth in SAS vs. TAU (Fs?≥?6.79, ps?≤?01). Gains for the SAS condition were maintained at 6-months. Intent-to-treat analysis of teacher report indicated youth in SAS had positive gains in SS (F?=?0.41, p?=?0.475) and ER (F?=?0.99, p?=?0.322), though not significantly better than youth in TAU. Clinically reliable improvement rates were significantly higher for SAS participants than TAU for parent and teacher reported SS and ER. Improvements were significant for youth with single and comorbid diagnoses. Results suggest that SAS was superior to TAU in improving SS and ER for youth aged 8–12 with ADHD, ASD, and/or anxiety. Gains maintained in the medium-term. Trial registration number NCT02574273, registered 10/12/2015. |
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