Positive emotional attention bias in young children with symptoms of ADHD

Positive emotional attention bias in young children with symptoms of ADHD.

Children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) often experience emotional dysregulation. Dysregulation can arise from heightened attention to emotional stimuli. Emotional attention biases are associated with a number of adverse socioemotional outcomes including reward sensitivity and externalizing behaviors. As reward sensitivity and externalizing behaviors are common in children...

Effectiveness of Mindfulness and Attention Bias Program on Attention, Inhibition and Emotional Regulation in Children with General Anxiety Disorder

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of mindfulness and attention bias program on attention, inhibition and emotional control in children with generalized anxiety disorder. This study was performed with pre-test post-test design with control group. The statistical population of the study consisted of children with generalized anxiety disorder referred to psychology cli...

Attention bias in the developmental unfolding of post-traumatic stress symptoms in young children at risk.

BACKGROUND Threat-related attention bias relates to anxiety and posttraumatic stress symptoms in adults and adolescents, but few longitudinal studies examine such associations in young children. This study examines prospective relations among attention bias, trauma exposure, and anxiety and trauma symptoms in a sample previously reported to manifest cross-sectional associations between attentio...

Attention Bias to Emotional Faces in Young Children Exposed to Intimate Partner Violence

Evaluation of the Effects of Positive Parenting Program on Symptoms of Preschool Children With Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

Objective: Positive Parenting Program (Triple-P) is an approved method of parent training for reducing child behavioral problems. The present study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of standard level of Triple-P in improving behavioral problems and core Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) symptoms of preschool children diagnosed with ADHD.  Methods: The study was conducted on 94 ...