BRIEF BEHAVIORAL TREATMENT FOR ATTENTION-DEFICIT HYPERACTIVITY DISORDER

7 latency-age children received brief behavioral therapy for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. The intervention included reinforcing appropriate behaviors and punishing negative behaviors, skills traini ng, and parental education. There were significant decreases in impuls ivity at home and school after intervention. These results suggest tha r brief behavioral interventions might decrease impulsivity in ADHD ch ildren over the short term, bur the sample was small and heterogeneous , so replication on a larger sample is required.