A Program Intervention for Pediatric Bipolar Disorder: Preliminary Results |
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| Authors: | Emily A. McTate PhD Amy S. Badura Brack PhD Paul J. Handal PhD Raymond V. Burke PhD |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Department of Psychology , Saint Louis University , St. Louis , Missouri , USA mctate.emily@mayo.edu;3. Department of Psychology , Creighton University , Omaha , Nebraska , USA;4. Department of Psychology , Saint Louis University , St. Louis , Missouri , USA;5. Behaven Kids , Omaha , Nebraska , USA;6. Munroe-Meyer Institute for Genetics and Rehabilitation , University of Nebraska Medical Center , Omaha , Nebraska , USA |
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| Abstract: | The effectiveness of a behaviorally based day treatment program for young children diagnosed with Pediatric Bipolar Disorder (PBD) was evaluated using pretreatment and posttreatment mean scores from the Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL). Data were evaluated in aggregate and using the clinically significant change method for children diagnosed with PBD, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD), Adjustment Disorder, and no diagnosis/clinical and subclinical groups. Significant effects were found for all groups except the no diagnosis/subclinical group on the Internalizing scale and for all groups on the Externalizing scale. Clinically significant change was supported for the PBD, ADHD, ODD, and Adjustment Disorder groups. Implications and limitations of the study are discussed. |
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| Keywords: | behavior therapy bipolar disorder day treatment pediatric bipolar disorder psychosocial treatments |
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