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 w...

introduction: the purpose of our study was to evaluate the frequency of behavioral problem in pre school-aged children with visual problem. methods: in this expost facto study, which was selected via convenient sampling , 143 children ranging in age from 3-6 years that refer to optometry clinic for routine eye examination were evaluated . after complete ocular exams including evaluation of visu...

background & aim:  according to the previous studies, anxiety along with some other psychiatric disorders is common among mothers of children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (adhd). since maternal anxiety affects mother-child interactions, early treatment plays an important role in the prognosis of adhd in children. this study aimed to determine the relationship between maternal a...

objective: the aim of this study was to compare creativity in children with and without attention deficit hyperactivity ‎disorder. method: this was an analytic and descriptive study. participants were 33 children aged 7-12 years selected from a ‎child and adolescent psychiatric clinic at imam hossein hospital (tehran, iran), who were diagnosed with ‎adhd by a child and adolescent psychiatrist. ...

objective: attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in adults (adult adhd) is gaining more attention nowadays. nevertheless, very few studies have addressed this issue in iran. the present study was conducted to determine the prevalence of adult adhd in tabriz, north-west of iran. methods: four hundred urban inhabitants of tabriz- with a n age range of 18 to 45 years were selected through the p...

introduction attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (adhd) is a chronic condition that affects millions of children and often persists into adulthood. adhd includes a combination of problems, such as difficulty sustaining attention, hyperactivity and impulsive behavior. adhd is estimated to affect about 6 to 7 percent of people aged 18 and under when diagnosed via the dsm-iv criteria. hyperki...

adenotonsillar hypertrophy and obstructive sleep disordered breathing can lead to attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (adhd). the purpose of this study was to evaluate effect of adenotonsillectomy on improvement of adhd symptoms in a quasi-experimental (before and after) study. the efficacy of adenotonsillectomy on improvement of adhd symptoms of 35 children aged 5-12 years with adenotonsi...