The effectiveness of child and adolescent psychiatric treatments in a naturalistic outpatient setting.

Data concerning the effectiveness of naturalistic treatments (treatment-as-usual) in child and adolescent psychiatric (CAP) services are scarce. The purpose of this prospective observational study was to examine the effectiveness of CAP treatments in a naturalistic outpatient setting. Three hundred six patients (attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, ADHD, n=94; conduct disorder, CD, n=57; anxiety disorder, AD, n=53; depressive disorder, DD, n=38; other diagnostic categories, n=64), from nine child and adolescent psychiatric practices in Germany, were evaluated.

[Efficacy of psychiatric and psychotherapeutic interventions in children and adolescents with psychiatric disorders--a systematic evaluation of meta-analyses and reviews. Part II: ADHD and conduct disorders].

Objective: In recent years, a large and growing body of research on the effectiveness of treatments for psychiatric disorders in childhood and adolescence has been published; however the large number makes it difficult to get an overview on the current status of research. The aim of this article is to systematically review the existing meta-analyses and reviews disorders on the four most frequent childhood and adolescent psychiatric disorders (anxiety disorder, depression, ADHD, conduct disorder) and to present an up-to-date summary on the effects of treatment for those disorders.

Methods: This article is based on a systematic literature search, which produced 112 meta-analyses and reviews on the efficacy of psychological and psychiatric interventions in childhood and adolescence published between 2000 and 2007.

[Efficacy of psychiatric and psychotherapeutic interventions in children and adolescents with psychiatric disorders--a systematic evaluation of meta-analyses and reviews. Part I: Anxiety disorders and depressive disorders].

Objective: In recent years, a large and growing body of research on the effectiveness of treatments for psychiatric disorders in childhood and adolescence has been published; however, the large number makes it difficult to get an overview on the current status of research. The aim of this article is to systematically review the existing meta-analyses and reviews on the four most frequent childhood and adolescent psychiatric disorders (anxiety disorder, depression, ADHD, conduct disorder) and to present an up-to-date summary on the effects of treatment for those disorders.

Methods: This article is based on a systematic literature search, which produced 112 meta-analyses and reviews on efficacy of psychological and psychiatric interventions in childhood and adolescence published between 2000 and 2007.