2024
Review: Evidence-Based Psychosocial Treatments for Childhood Irritability and Aggressive Behavior
Kalvin C, Zhong J, Rutten M, Ibrahim K, Sukhodolsky D. Review: Evidence-Based Psychosocial Treatments for Childhood Irritability and Aggressive Behavior. JAACAP Open 2024 DOI: 10.1016/j.jaacop.2024.01.009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCognitive-behavioral therapyParent management trainingDialectical behavior therapyChildhood irritabilityChildhood aggressionMaladaptive aggressionPsychosocial treatmentsPsychosocial interventionsReview of evidence-based psychosocial treatmentsDisruptive mood dysregulation disorderEvidence-based psychosocial treatmentsCo-occurring psychopathologySevere mood dysregulationOutpatient mental health servicesChild psychiatric disordersChild mental healthMental health servicesMood dysregulationBehavioral therapyDysregulation disorderPsychiatric disordersDisruptive behaviorWell-powered randomized controlled trialsAggressive behaviorRelevant to clinical practice
2018
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Anger and Aggression in a Child With Tourette’s Syndrome
Tudor M, Bertschinger E, Piasecka J, Sukhodolsky D. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Anger and Aggression in a Child With Tourette’s Syndrome. Clinical Case Studies 2018, 17: 220-232. DOI: 10.1177/1534650118782438.ChaptersTourette syndromeOppositional defiant disorderAnger outburstsPrimary clinical concernContext of TSBehavioral therapy treatmentCognitive behavioral therapy treatmentCognitive behavioral therapySelect supplementsUseful treatmentMotor ticsDisruptive behaviorClinical concernPosttreatment assessmentBehavioral therapyWeekly sessionsAnxiety disordersTherapy treatmentSyndromeNeurodevelopmental disordersSignificant decreaseDefiant disorderInitial assessmentDisordersAggressive behavior
2017
Reduced anxiety following pivotal response treatment in young children with autism spectrum disorder
Lei J, Sukhodolsky DG, Abdullahi SM, Braconnier ML, Ventola P. Reduced anxiety following pivotal response treatment in young children with autism spectrum disorder. Research In Autism Spectrum Disorders 2017, 43: 1-7. PMID: 29333196, PMCID: PMC5761743, DOI: 10.1016/j.rasd.2017.09.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPivotal Response TreatmentResponse treatmentAnxiety symptomsAnxiety reductionYoung childrenCo-occurring anxiety symptomsAttention deficit hyperactivity disorderSocial communication skillsAutism symptom severityAdolescent Symptom InventoryAutism spectrum disorderCognitive behavioral therapySignificant anxiety reductionCo-occurring symptomsApplied behavior analysisSchool-aged childrenHyperactivity disorderBehavioral therapySpectrum disorderBehavioral treatmentDisruptive behaviorReduced anxietyAnxiety subscaleSymptom InventoryASD
2016
Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for a 9-Year-Old Girl With Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder
Tudor ME, Ibrahim K, Bertschinger E, Piasecka J, Sukhodolsky DG. Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for a 9-Year-Old Girl With Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder. Clinical Case Studies 2016, 15: 459-475. PMID: 29081722, PMCID: PMC5658126, DOI: 10.1177/1534650116669431.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDisruptive mood dysregulation disorderCognitive behavioral therapyAttention deficit hyperactivity disorderCo-occurring attention deficit hyperactivity disorderCurrent case studyRelevant treatment studiesNon-episodic irritabilityDeficit hyperactivity disorderUnspecified anxiety disorderClinical presentationCBT sessionsHyperactivity disorderBehavioral therapyMood disruptionAffected youthAnxiety disordersChildhood-onset disordersBooster sessionsTemper outburstsUnique clinical presentationAngerProlonged displayAggressive behaviorAggressionIntake evaluation
2013
Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Anxiety in Children With High-Functioning Autism: A Meta-analysis
Sukhodolsky DG, Bloch MH, Panza KE, Reichow B. Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Anxiety in Children With High-Functioning Autism: A Meta-analysis. Pediatrics 2013, 132: e1341-e1350. PMID: 24167175, PMCID: PMC3813396, DOI: 10.1542/peds.2013-1193.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCognitive behavioral therapyAutism spectrum disorderCo-occurring anxiety symptomsControl conditionSelf-reported anxietyAttention control conditionSample of childrenUsual control conditionFunctioning autismParent ratingsASD diagnosisBehavioral therapySpectrum disorderWaitlist controlAnxiety symptomsOverall effect sizeAnxietyClinician ratingsEffect sizeTreatment controlAdolescentsChildrenRatingsAutismTreatment changes