[VIA--an intensive therapeutic treatment program for XXXX ].

@entity1 @entity146 @entity71 @entity9054 @entity1585
OBJECTIVES: Behavioral multimodal therapeutic approaches have proven effective in the treatment of @entity9054 . Yet there are hardly any findings regarding the effectiveness of outpatient treatment approaches. This article introduces an intensive behavioral therapeutic program for the reduction of @entity146 (VIA - Verhaltenstherapeutisches Intensivprogramm zur Reduktion @entity146 ). VIA combines a intensive outpatient group program for @entity1 , aged 8 to 14 years, with accompanying parent training. This study investigates the effectiveness of the VIA approach in reducing aggressive and comorbid symptoms. Furthermore, it pursues the question of the differential therapy effectiveness. METHODS: We evaluated the treatment program within the framework of a waitlist-group study design. Pre-post changes and predictors of treatment efficacy were assessed via multivariate analyses of variance and a linear regression model, respectively. RESULTS: A group of 36 @entity1 and their caregivers took part in the study. The between-groups comparison revealed a significantly greater reduction of @entity146 and co-morbid symptoms of @entity71 in the intervention group (IG, n = 18) compared to the @entity1585 ( @entity1585 , n = 18). In addition, age and degree of dissocial-aggressive behavioral symptoms were identified as crucial predictors. CONCLUSIONS: This study shows that the VIA intensive therapeutic treatment program is effective in @entity146 and comorbid @entity71 symptoms in @entity1 with @entity9054 .
