objective: early recognition of negative emotions is considered to be of vital importance. it seems that children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder have some difficulties recognizing facial emotional expressions, especially negative ones. this study investigated the preference of children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder for negative (angry, sad) facial expressions comp...

beneficial effects of stimulants on core symptoms of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (adhd) have been reported in several studies. behavioral interventions have also been proposed as empirically supported interventions for adhd. although cognitive-behavioral therapies (cbt) have been criticized for the lack of evidence-based data, some studies have indicated the positive effects of cbt...

o b j ective: attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (adhd) is one of the most common mental disorders in childhood and it continues to adulthood without proper treatment. stimulants have been used in treatment of adhd for many years and the efficacy of methylphenidate (mph) in the treatment of adults with adhd has been proven to be acceptable according to meta-analysis studies. however, ther...

conclusions the result of this study did not find an independent association between adhd and helmet use. results univariable analysis showed the mean of the age variable was significantly higher in the helmeted group, 26.94 ± 7.72 vs. 23.08 ± 7.7.32, (p < 0.001). the majority of the non-helmeted group was single (p < 0.001). subjects with secondary educational level were more often in the helm...

background: attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (adhd) is a common psychiatric disorder among children and adolescents that can be continued into adulthood in 30 to 50% of cases. adult adhd disorder can affect the performance of an individual and may predispose to drug abuse, alcoholism, smoking, sexual offenses, violation of law, educational and other social problems. the coincidences of ...

objective: the aim of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of neurofeedback therapy on event-related potential (epr) at both behavioral and physiological level in children (7-12 years) with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (adhd).  methods: the current study is a quasi-experimental project whit pre-test and post-test control group. in this study, the subjects (12 patients in ...

Objective: According to the significant role of mothers’ personality traits and their training styles on the genesis of children’s initial personality and destructive manners, present research compares early maladaptive schemas of mothers of children with Attention-deficit/ hyperactivity disorder, mothers of children with Oppositional defiant disorder, and mothers of normal children. Methods...

objectives : the aim of this randomized clinical trial was to assess the efficacy of memantine versus methylphenidate in the treatment of children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. method : forty participants (34 boys and 6 girls) aged 6-11 who were diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder based on (dsm-iv-tr) criteria were selected for this study. the participants w...