OBJECTIVES To evaluate electrodermal activity (EDA) as a prospective biomarker of treatment response, to determine whether patterns of EDA are altered by treatment, and to assess oppositional defiant disorder (ODD) as a possible moderator of trajectories in EDA after an empirically supported behavioral intervention for attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in preschool. METHOD Nonsp...

INTRODUCTION This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of neurofeedback on attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. METHODS This is a quasi-experimental study without a control group. The study population included all children aged 5 to 12 years old affected with attention deficit hyperactivity disorders in Tehran, Iran who were referred to psychiatric clinics and given the diagnosis. T...

this research aimed at studying and comparing the effectiveness of cognitive-behaviora parents training metods with pretest-posttest control group design. to do so, six classes were randomly selected among the second grade classes of junior high schools in esfahan province. eliss pop's self-esteem test was used as the pretest and 15 students whose self-esteem scores were below the cut-off ...

BACKGROUND In Saskatoon in 2002, as one of the key strategies for the in motion health promotion strategy, the Forever...in motion program was developed with the general goal of increasing opportunities for physical activity among older adults living in congregate housing. The three components of the program were a low-intensity exercise program, informal socialization and educational sessions....

This study examined the effectiveness of teaching methods used with a second language reading and writing unit. This investigation addressed discrepancies between assessment scores in the four communicative language skill areas of students in beginning-level Spanish classes at a suburban middle school. Accordingly, the purpose of this study was to explore how literacy-based practices that inclu...

objectives: the most common problem that delinquent children and juveniles deal with at every moment is the lack of sufficient control over their aggression. accordingly, the aim of this study is to investigate the effects of mental rehabilitation group therapy based on acceptance and commitment on decreasing aggression in juvenile delinquents. methods: this study employed a quasi-experimental ...