conclusion the results of this study show that adding mbct to pharmacotherapy in treatment of dysthymic patients can cause significant improvement in depression symptoms and mindfulness skills in patients compared to pharmacotherapy alone. results in this study, no statistically significant differences were found between the two groups regarding the demographic characteristics. the mean differe...

objective: the purpose of this study is to compare the executive functions children and adolescents who suffer from attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (adhd) with normal children. method: twenty children with adhd were compared to 19 healthy children terms of some executive functions using the computerized version of tower london, continuous performance test (cpt), and stroop color test. ...

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: 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...

background and objective: background: the present study investigates the relationship between attention deficit hyperactive disorder (adhd) and the severity of symptoms in children with autistic spectrum disorder. methods: the study was conducted on 80 patients with autistic spectrum disorder visiting child psychiatric clinic of tehran psychiatric institute. the severity of autistic symptoms wa...

attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (adhd) and anxiety is the most common childhood psychiatric disorder. based on studies, these disorders are more prevalent in some chronic disease. this study aimed at investigating the prevalence of adhd and anxiety in children with malignancy and anxiety in their parents and comparing the results with those of the control group. one hundred, 3-15-year-...