The Effectiveness of Mindfulness and Modification Therapy on Impulsivity Risk-Taking Behaviors in Adolescents with Attention Deficit-Hyperactivity Disorder

This retrospective cross-sectional study examines whether conduct disorder and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder are associated with problem severity and psychiatric comorbidity in 193 middle-aged, opioid-dependent patients. Conduct disorder history, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, psychiatric comorbidity, and problem severity were assessed by structured interviews and validate...

background :attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (adhd) is the most common childhood neurological disorder. this disorder is more prevalent in some chronic diseases. the aim of this study was to investigate adhd in children with early stages of chronic kidney disease (ckd) and to compare it with healthy children.   methods : seventy five 5-16-year-old children with early stages of ckd (stag...

conclusions the performance of working memory improved through training, and these trainings extended to other areas of cognition functions not receiving any training. trainings resulted in the improvement of performance in the tasks related to prefrontal area. they had also a positive and significant impact on the movement activities of hyperactive children. results training of working memory ...

objectives: the aim of this randomized clinical trial was to assess the efficacy of stimdate compared to ritalin in the treatment of children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (adhd). method: sixty four subjects (45 boys and 15 girls) aged 5-13 who were diagnosed with adhd based on (dsm-iv-tr) criteria were selected for this study. the subjects were randomly assigned to two groups: ...

conclusions adhd is a common co-morbidity among suicide attempters. hence, early diagnosis and treatment with consideration of adhd may reduce suicide attempt risk. results the results of our study showed that a history of psychiatric disorders and a family history of adhd and suicide were significantly higher (p > 0.01) in the case group than the control group. in addition, both children and a...

OBJECTIVES To describe the main aspects of attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder, including history, epidemiology, etiology, neurobiology, clinical features, comorbidities, diagnosis, outcome and treatment. SOURCES OF DATA Comprehensive, non-systematic review of the literature on attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder. SUMMARY OF THE FINDINGS Attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder ha...

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder is one of the most frequent neuropsychiatric disorders in childhood. Transcranial magnetic stimulation studies based on muscle responses (motor-evoked potentials) suggested that reduced motor inhibition contributes to hyperactivity, a core symptom of the disease. Here we employed the N100 component of the electroencephalographic response to transcranial ...

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...

objective: knowledge and attitude of parents about attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (adhd) is an important factor in management of the disorder in children. this study investigates the parents’ knowledge and attitude towards adhd, its symptoms, diagnosis, treatment and prognosis. method: in this cross-sectional descriptive study, the subjects were 150 parents (120 mother and 30 father) ...