Detection of adult attention deficit hyperactivity disorder with cognitive complaint: Experience of a French memory center

The effect of cognitive rehabilitation on the improvement of attention deficit disorder in patients with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.

The purpose of the present study was to investigate the effect of cognitive rehabilitation on the improvement of attention deficit disorder in patients with hyperactivity disorder, based on quasi-experimental and pretest-posttest design with control group. The statistical population consisted of all patients with a diagnosis of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in Roozbeh Psychiat...

Adult Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

Assessment of adult attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder.

A 27-year-old man was referred by his family doctor to the screening clinic to be evaluated for adult attention-deficit/ hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). The patient did not have a history of diagnosed childhood ADHD; however, he mentioned that he always had difficulty with his emotions, fluctuating moods and long periods of restlessness and sadness. He also said people often remarked that he was...

Cognitive inhibition and working memory in attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder.

Studies of cognitive control in attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) have emphasized the ability to suppress motor responses (i.e., behavioral inhibition) rather than the ability to actively suppress prepotent mental representations (i.e., cognitive inhibition). Further, working memory deficits are suspected in ADHD, yet their distinction from cognitive inhibition is unclear. Two hun...

The Effect of Cognitive Rehabilitation and Neurofeedback on improving Working Memory in children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

Background and Objective: the aim of this study was to assess The Effectiveness of Cognitive Rehabilitation, neurofeedback and combination of these two methods on Working Memory in children with Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Methods: This pre-test and post-test quasi-experimental study was performed on 100 children with ADHD (6 to 12 years) referring to Tehran Psychiatric cen...