Therapy focused on follow-through may have helped one adult with ADHD get a job

The study

1. 01

   Who took part

   The paper describes one young woman with ADHD, treated at an adult ADHD clinic in Philadelphia, USA.

2. 02

   What they did

   She had therapy every week at first, then every other week, and took medication too. The therapy taught her to carry out plans, such as splitting a big task into steps.

3. 03

   What happened

   At six months, every part that had been high before treatment had improved, though some parts were still in the clinical range. She later got an entry-level billing job. There was no comparison group, and the paper gives no before-and-after numbers.

What the study found

1. No comparisonTime management

   One patient's score for managing her time improved during therapy.

   • Action: Split a big task into piecesused
   • Action: Challenge unhelpful thoughtsused

   Very small study of one group of 1 one young woman with ADHD · no comparison group · they rated themselves · ⚠ groups weren't properly compared

2. No comparisonProcrastination

   Her score for keeping herself going also improved during therapy.

   • Action: Split a big task into piecesused
   • Action: Challenge unhelpful thoughtsused

   Very small study of one group of 1 one young woman with ADHD · no comparison group · they rated themselves · ⚠ groups weren't properly compared

3. No comparisonGoals

   She later got a beginner job in billing after therapy broke her job search into small steps.

   • Action: Split a big task into piecesused

   Very small study of one group of 1 one young woman with ADHD · no comparison group · they rated themselves · ⚠ groups weren't properly compared

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