A Comparative Evaluation of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Behavioral Parent Training in Treating Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

Abstract

The article summarizes the popular treatment of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a mental disorder characterized as possessing two behavioral issues: inattentiveness and impulsiveness or hyperactivity. An individual with the first subtype of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder is recognized as having six or more symptoms related to inattention and less than six symptoms of hyperactivity in a duration of six months or more. By comparing cognitive behavioral therapy and behavioral parent training in treating attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, a validity and effectiveness declaration is drawn on both therapies. In the scope of this article, cognitive behavioral therapy, and parenting skills training on the consequences of childrens behaviors will be examined and compared. It also provides some aspects of the differences for further studies. Cognitive behavioral therapy and consequence-based behavioral parent training are two effective and adequate treatments for ADHD. While the former consists of the section of planning and organizing, reducing distractibility and applying adaptive thinking, the latter centralizes on the idea of positive reinforcement where parents can choose techniques such as the token economy and praising to motivate particular behaviors.