this study examines the association of father's and mother's age with the severity of inattention and hyperactivity/impulsivity. participants are 470 children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (adhd) diagnosed according to dsm-iv diagnostic criteria. moreover, parents reported the severity of adhd symptoms through completing adhd checklist. mother's and father's age was associated w...

objective: conners adult adhd rating scale (caars) is among the valid questionnaires for evaluating attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder in adults. the aim of this paper is to evaluate the validity of the estimation of missed answers in scoring the screening version of the conners questionnaire, and to extract its principal components. method: this study was performed on 400 participants. a...

the aim of this study was to compare marital satisfaction between parents of children with attention deficit hyper activity disorder (adhd) and parents of normal children.in this study we have selected 400 parents (200 parents of children with adhd and 200 parents of normal children), whose children age range was 6-18 years. data were collected using enrich marital satisfaction questionnaire, k...

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: t...

objectives: rehabilitation strategies play a pivotal role in reliving the inappropriate behaviors and improving children's performance during school. concentration and visual and auditory comprehension in children are crucial to effective learning and have drawn interest from researchers and clinicians. vestibular function deficits usually cause high level of alertness and vigilance, and p...

backgroundattention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (adhd) is one of the most common neurodevelopmental disorders of childhood. up to 50% of these children suffer from at least one comorbid sleep disorder. considering the deleterious effects of sleep problems on all aspects of children's life, this study was designed to investigate the impact of a sleep hygiene intervention on sleep habits ...

objective: attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (adhd) is a fixed pattern of disregard and hyperactivity that is much more severe than what is normal in children of the same age. multiple drugs are used for the treatment of children with adhd however, their side effects and efficacy are not clearly known. this study was designed to evaluate and compare the therapeutic effects of two drugs, ...

abstract aim and background: the aim of the present study was to investigate the prevalence of adhd symptoms and its association with sluggish cognitive tempo (sct) among freshmen of ferdowsi university of mashhad. methods and materials: the statistical population of this descriptive cross-sectional study, was all freshmen (3272 students) of ferdowsi university of mashhad by census method compl...