[Psycho-social Treatment for Developmental Disorders -Parent and Social Skills Training-].

As one of the treatments for developmental disorders, psychosocial treatment has attracted attention. Because of the advances in support for children and adults with develop- mental disorders in terms of health, education, and welfare, comprehensive and long-term treatment may have become demanded along with medical treatment, called the spread of medication therapy for ADHD. I introduced our investigation with the child psychiatric practice organization after having spoken about the trend in support for developmental disorders in Japan in this report. Next, parent training (PT) and social skills training (SST), recommended by both domestic and foreign diagnosis treatment guidelines, gave an outline and particularly emphasized the need for a basic platform of PT. Furthermore, I suggested the aim of psychosocial treatment after having given examples of environmental adjustment at home, at school, and in the workplace.