The case of Aleisha - A presentation of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder with oppositionality, anxiety, and peer and school difficulties

This paper and the next four constitute the CBT case conference on Aleisha, an 8-year-old female with broad behavioral, emotional, academic, and social difficulties. Her case is typical of a child referred for outpatient assessment in its diagnostic comorbidity and need for multisystemic assessment and treatment. The first paper offers case history, assessment results, treatment plan, and initial treatment progress. The authors of the three papers that follow provide case formulation from differing perspectives (biopsychosocial, behavior-analytic, cognitive-behavioral-systemic) and describe further assessment strategies, treatment goals, and anticipated outcomes. The final paper compares and contrasts these differing perspectives.