@article{1026,
  keywords = {Adult ADHD, Mobile app, Digital health, mHealth applications, Medical technology, RCT, Psychoeducation, smartphone, Group psychotherapy},
  author = {Benjamin Selaskowski and Maria Steffens and Marcel Schulze and Meike Lingen and Behrem Aslan and Helena Rosen and Kyra Kannen and Annika Wiebe and Torben Wallbaum and Susanne Boll and Silke Lux and Alexandra Philipsen and Niclas Braun},
  title = {Smartphone-assisted Psychoeducation in Adult Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder: A Randomized Controlled Trial},
  abstract = {Psychoeducation is generally recommended in the treatment of adult Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), but only few studies have systematically assessed the effects of structured clinical psychoeducation. Moreover, although a considerable number of psychoeducational mobile applications exist, none have provided scientific evidence for their effectiveness or safety. Therefore, the present randomized controlled trial investigated a newly developed, free-to-use psychoeducation app for adults with ADHD as a support to a clinical psychoeducation group. 236 adults with ADHD were contacted for study participation, of whom 60 were finally randomized to a psychoeducation group supported either by our developed smartphone app (n = 30) or by traditional pen-and-paper brochures (n = 30). Psychoeducation treatments were conducted in groups of 10, with 8 weekly one-hour sessions between March 2019 and November 2020. Observer-rated ADHD symptom severity (IDA-R interview) was examined as the primary outcome parameter before and after treatment. Across both interventions, ADHD core symptoms were significantly reduced. Notably, the smartphone-assisted psychoeducation was significantly more effective in improving inattention and impulsivity and led to higher homework compliance than the brochure-assisted psychoeducation. No adverse events were reported.},
  year = {2022},
  booktitle = {Psychiatry Research},
  journal = {Psychiatry Research},
  pages = {114802},
  issn = {0165-1781},
  url = {https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0165178122003961},
  doi = {https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psychres.2022.114802},
}