The 'REST' Program: A New Treatment System for the Oppositional Defiant Adolescent.

Compared REST (Real Economy System for Teens) program, which combines behavioral treatment and cognitive restructuring, with traditional talk therapy, which uses primarily cognitive restructuring, in treatment of oppositional defiant adolescents. Results showed significantly greater improvement on all target behaviors (room care, personal hygiene, chore completion, abusiveness, safety) for REST participants (n=25) than for traditional therapy subjects (n=25). (Author/NB)