herbal medicine in the treatment of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder

Authors

r hajiaghaee 1- department of pharmacognosy and pharmaceutics, institute of medicinal plants, acecr

s akhondzadeh psychiatric research center, roozbeh psychiatric hospital, tehran university of medical sciences, south kargar street, tehran 13337, iran, tel: + 98-21-55412222, fax: +98-21-55419113

abstract

attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (adhd) is a commonly diagnosed childhood disorder that affects approximately 3 to 7% of children. as a result, adhd is one of the most common presenting problems among children referred to mental health professionals. pharmacotherapy is the most commonly recommended intervention for adhd and it has been shown to be the optimal treatment option in cases where no other comorbid conditions are present. herbal medicine is widely used by families of children with adhd. this review focused on herbal medicine in the treatment of adhd.

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Journal title:
فصلنامه علمی پژوهشی گیاهان دارویی

جلد ۳، شماره ۳۹، صفحات ۱-۶

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