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
2020
Tantrum Tool: Development and Open Pilot Study of Online Parent Training for Irritability and Disruptive Behavior
Diaz-Stransky A, Rowley S, Zecher E, Grodberg D, Sukhodolsky DG. Tantrum Tool: Development and Open Pilot Study of Online Parent Training for Irritability and Disruptive Behavior. Journal Of Child And Adolescent Psychopharmacology 2020, 30: 558-566. PMID: 33035067, PMCID: PMC7699014, DOI: 10.1089/cap.2020.0089.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOpen pilot studyAffective Reactivity IndexOpen trialPilot studyFirst-line treatmentSecondary outcome measuresDisruptive Behavior Rating ScaleYoung childrenDisruptive behaviorSignificant reductionDisruptive behavior disordersClinical effectsParent management training interventionOutcome measuresEffective treatmentTreatment retentionBehavior disorderClinical settingParent management trainingPrimary caregiversMeaningful reductionRating ScaleIrritability scoresLimited service availabilityParent training program
2019
Behavioral Interventions for Irritability in Children and Adolescents
Sukhodolsky D, Gladstone T, Marsh C, Cimino K. Behavioral Interventions for Irritability in Children and Adolescents. 2019, 255-274. DOI: 10.1093/med-psych/9780190846800.003.0013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchParent management trainingCognitive behavioral therapyDialectical behavior therapySocial problem-solving skillsDisruptive mood dysregulation disorderProblem-solving skillsCo-occurring symptomsDimensions of psychopathologyEmotion regulationEmotion dysregulationAversive patternInterpersonal conflictChild noncomplianceAnger outburstsBehavior therapyBehavioral skillsFamily interactionsBehavioral principlesForm of interventionBehavioral interventionsChildhood disordersAcceptance techniquesManagement trainingAggressive behaviorTreatment studies
2016
Behavioral Interventions for Anger, Irritability, and Aggression in Children and Adolescents
Sukhodolsky DG, Smith SD, McCauley SA, Ibrahim K, Piasecka JB. Behavioral Interventions for Anger, Irritability, and Aggression in Children and Adolescents. Journal Of Child And Adolescent Psychopharmacology 2016, 26: 58-64. PMID: 26745682, PMCID: PMC4808268, DOI: 10.1089/cap.2015.0120.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCognitive behavioral therapyParent management trainingAnger/irritabilityTransdiagnostic approachBehavioral interventionsDisruptive behaviorAggressive behaviorChild disruptive behaviorCallous-unemotional traitsDisruptive behavior disordersTreatment of irritabilityEmotion regulationAversive patternFamily interactionsBehavioral problemsAngerMental health referralsAggressionManagement trainingBehavior disorderMood disordersTreatment targetsIrritabilityChildrenPsychiatric diagnosis
2013
Exposure and response prevention with or without parent management training for children with obsessive-compulsive disorder complicated by disruptive behavior: A multiple-baseline across-responses design study
Sukhodolsky DG, Gorman BS, Scahill L, Findley D, McGuire J. Exposure and response prevention with or without parent management training for children with obsessive-compulsive disorder complicated by disruptive behavior: A multiple-baseline across-responses design study. Journal Of Anxiety Disorders 2013, 27: 298-305. PMID: 23602943, DOI: 10.1016/j.janxdis.2013.01.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChildren's Yale-Brown Obsessive Compulsive ScaleParent management trainingWeekly sessionsResponse preventionWeek waiting periodYale-Brown Obsessive Compulsive ScaleDisruptive behaviorExposure-based cognitive-behavioral treatmentDisruptive behavior disordersCY-BOCS scoresObsessive Compulsive ScaleObsessive-compulsive disorderCognitive-behavioral treatmentPercent reductionWeekly ratingsOutcome assessmentExperienced cliniciansBehavior disorderTreatment assignmentBehavioral treatmentCompulsive ScaleSingle-subject studyWaiting periodExposure activitiesChildren
2006
Randomized Trial of Parent Management Training in Children With Tic Disorders and Disruptive Behavior
Scahill L, Sukhodolsky DG, Bearss K, Findley D, Hamrin V, Carroll DH, Rains AL. Randomized Trial of Parent Management Training in Children With Tic Disorders and Disruptive Behavior. Journal Of Child Neurology 2006, 21: 650-656. PMID: 16970865, DOI: 10.1177/08830738060210080201.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTic disordersParent management trainingUsual groupClinical Global ImpressionShort-term efficacyRating Scale scoresShort-term improvementDisruptive behaviorRandomized trialsStable medicationBehavior rating scale scoresGlobal ImpressionParent management training programsClinical trialsImprovement ScaleScale scoreStructured parent training programTraining programTreatment assignmentParent training programTraining groupDisruptive behavior problemsDisordersClinical samplesSevere levelsParent Management Training: Treatment for Oppositional, Aggressive, and Antisocial Behavior in Children and Adolescents Parent Management Training: Treatment for Oppositional, Aggressive, and Antisocial Behavior in Children and Adolescents .By Alan E. Kazdin. New York: Oxford University Press, 424 pp., $54.50 (hardcover).
Sukhodolsky D, Martin A. Parent Management Training: Treatment for Oppositional, Aggressive, and Antisocial Behavior in Children and Adolescents Parent Management Training: Treatment for Oppositional, Aggressive, and Antisocial Behavior in Children and Adolescents .By Alan E. Kazdin. New York: Oxford University Press, 424 pp., $54.50 (hardcover). Journal Of The American Academy Of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry 2006, 45: 256-257. DOI: 10.1097/01.chi.0000190472.31566.ae.Commentaries, Editorials and Letters