Effectiveness of Behavioral Therapy and Yoga on Adolescents with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)


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Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is one of the most frequently diagnosed child psychiatric disorders which manifest itself in early childhood, American Psychiatric Association, (1994). It is characterized by developmentally inappropriate level of inattention, hyperactive/impulsive-motor activity that appears at least in two contexts i.e. home and school and ha s been present for at least six months before the age of 7 years. As outlined in (2010-2011 ADHD childparenting.com), Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is a condition that causes trouble in paying attention, hyperactivity and impulsive behaviour. It is often first recognized in early childhood. Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) can affect a child's thinking, performance in school, behaviour, feelings, and relationships with others. In 20 to 50 percent of cases, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) continues into adulthood. Attention deficit disorder affects about 5% of the world's population. It is frequently referred to as neurobehavioural development disorder. Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder is most often diagnosed during young childhood, and is characterized by a constant pattern of inattention or hyperactivity as well as forgetfulness, lack of impulse control or impulsivity and distractibility




Mindful Parenting


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Despite its inherent joys, the challenges of parenting can produce considerable stress. These challenges multiply—and the quality of parenting suffers—when a parent or child has mental health issues, or when parents are in conflict. Even under optimal circumstances, the constant changes as children develop can tax parents' inner resources, often undoing the best intentions and parenting courses. Mindful Parenting: A Guide for Mental Health Practitioners offers an evidence-based, eight week structured mindfulness training program for parents with lasting benefits for parents and their children. Designed for use in mental health contexts, its methods are effective whether parents or children have behavioral or emotional issues. The program's eight sessions focus on mindfulness-oriented skills for parents, such as responding to (as opposed to reacting to) parenting stress, handling conflict with children or partners, fostering empathy, and setting limits. The book dovetails with other clinical mindfulness approaches, and is written clearly and accessibly so that professionals can learn the material easily and impart it to clients. Featured in the text: Detailed theoretical, clinical, and empirical foundations of the program. The complete Mindful Parenting manual with guidelines for eight sessions and a follow-up. Handouts and assignments for each session. Findings from clinical trials of the Mindful Parenting program. Perspectives from parents who have finished the course. Its clinical focus and empirical support make Mindful Parenting an invaluable tool for practitioners and clinicians in child, school, and family psychology, psychotherapy/counseling, psychiatry, social work, and developmental psychology.




Overcoming ADHD in Adolescence


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Overcoming ADHD in Adolescence: A Cognitive Behavioral Approach - Client Workbook presents a scientifically supported intervention designed to help adolescents learn to manage and cope with their ADHD symptoms. Meant to be used in therapy and in conjunction with the complementary Therapist Guide, the Workbook features lessons on organization and planning, reducing distractibility, and adaptive thinking, as well as an optional section on reducing procrastination. The emphasis is primarily on teaching the adolescent how to learn and use skills to combat ADHD and function independently. The book offers guidance on how parents can be involved in the treatment, enabling them to achieve a better balance between the wish to help adolescents succeed and the need for adolescents to move towards independence. The Workbook also explores how technology can be incorporated into the treatment, concluding with a discussion on how to maintain the gains that adolescents have made in therapy. The book is complete with easy-to-use worksheets and forms.




Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder


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"This edition strives to extract from the mine of available scientific literature those nuggets of clinically important information regarding the nature, assessment, diagnosis, and management of attention-deficit/ hyperactivity disorder in children, adolescents, and adults. The revised and expanded fourth edition of this user-friendly workbook provides a master set of the assessment and treatment forms, questionnaires, and handouts. Formatted for easy photocopying, many of these materials are available from no other source. Featured are interview forms and rating scales for use with parents, teachers, and adult clients; helpful checklists and fact sheets; daily school report cards for monitoring academic progress; and more"--




New Developments in Diagnosing, Assessing, and Treating ADHD


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It seems as though each day more children are diagnosed with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). ADHD causes challenges not only for the patient but also for their parents, siblings, teachers, and other significant people in their lives. They have an increased vulnerability to addiction and crime. Controversially, stimulants are the primary choice for treatment of ADHD in medical management, and the side effects of this long-term pharmacological management has raised many questions. Psychosocial management including parent training, behavior therapy, and educational inputs are also major components of treatment and should not be ignored. Thus, it is vital to explore the latest best practices for the diagnosis, assessment, and management of ADHD. New Developments in Diagnosing, Assessing, and Treating ADHD is a collection of research on innovations in the management of ADHD. While highlighting topics including adolescent care, neurological disorders, and mental health, this book is ideally designed for academicians, clinicians (especially psychiatrists, clinical psychologists, and pediatricians), social workers, psychiatric nurses, rehabilitation centers, researchers, and students interested in the handling of this disorder and the long-term effects and social risk factors associated with treatment.




The Effects of a Self-management Intervention on the Classroom Behavior of Young Adolescents with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder


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The effectiveness of a self-management intervention on classroom behavior of young adolescents with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) was investigated. Three general education students ranging in age from 11-12 years old who met stringent criteria for inclusion in the study were trained in the use of a self-management procedure. This strategy was implemented in an initial training classroom and replicated in two additional classrooms using a simplified version of the training procedures. A multiple baseline design across settings, replicated across three subjects was used to determine the effect of the self-management procedure on target behaviors and the replicability of treatment effects. The data for individual students' behaviors were evaluated through visual analysis of graphs as well as calculation of nonoverlapping data points. Results showed that the intervention had differential effects across the three students suggesting that the subtype and severity of presenting behaviors influenced the effectiveness of this self-management procedure. Further research is required to validate the efficacy of this self-management intervention.




The Mindfulness Prescription for Adult ADHD


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Don’t let adult ADHD stand in your way—this 8-step mindfulness program provides you with the tools you need to stay focused and confident in all areas of your life Do you: • Have trouble paying attention and staying on task? • Suffer from disorganization, procrastination, or forgetfulness? • Have difficulty with restlessness or trouble managing strong feelings such as anger and frustration? • Struggle with self-doubt and difficulty following through? • In a way that causes problems in your relationships or your work? If so, you may have Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)—like an estimated 8 million adults in this country. Physician-researcher Dr. Lidia Zylowska has created an 8-step program for using mindfulness practice (attention and awareness training) to overcome the symptoms of ADHD. The program includes practices such as sitting meditation, body awareness, thoughtful speaking and listening, development of self-acceptance, mindful self-coaching, cultivation of a balanced view of thoughts and emotions, and more. Dr. Zylowska educates readers about ADHD, helping them to understand how their ADHD brain works and how they can use mindful awareness to work with their challenges. She also explains how the mindful approach can be combined with other treatments, including medications, to boost self-improvement. This book is accompanied by an audio program of guided mindfulness exercises for successfully managing ADHD. The introduction to the book, titled “Dear Reader,” includes a link to the free downloadable audio files.







Fragments


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Explore effective alternative approaches to improving the lives of those diagnosed with attention deficit disorder!This remarkable new book offers fresh perspectives on ADD/ADHD. Even more important, it provides new direction for sufferers, introducing an ecologically based lifestyle that focuses on hands-on interactive learning. Fragments: Coping with Attention Deficit Disorder shows how to use environmental education and activities such as organic farming, community service, mission work, art, yoga, meditation, and spirituality to bring about positive change in people diagnosed with ADD or ADHD.From author Amy E. Stein: “This book is about life. It is written for those who think they have no hope, who struggle with life, with decisions, with addiction, and in search of themselves. I do not believe traditional psychotherapy or medication are solutions for those of us who fall under the label of ADD or ADHD.”Candidly written by a woman who, at age 25, was diagnosed as “a textbook case for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder,” this insightful book examines: the pitfalls of traditional psychotherapy and medication for those diagnosed with ADD/ADHD how an interactive hands-on learning environment can markedly improve the educational experience of ADD/ADHD kids how an organic, holistic approach can benefit those diagnosed with ADD/ADHD the correlation between agriculture and ADD/ADHD and the impact of eliminating pesticides and increasing fatty acid intake in the diets of sufferers how incorporating spirituality and faith into ADD/ADHD sufferers’ lives can help to add discipline and bring greater satisfaction and much more! Five helpful appendices give you easy access to environmental education resources, agricultural resources, a sample agricultural curriculum, a sample ecology curriculum, and an environmental art curriculum.




Integrative Psychotherapy for Children and Adolescents with ADHD


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Integrative Psychotherapy for Children and Adolescents with ADHD combines aspects of cognitive development theory with principles of psychodynamic psychotherapy. Dr. Sebastiano Santostefano presents specific procedures for what he calls cognitive control therapy to help children and adolescents whose learning dysfunctions are a source of school failure and serious adjustment problems. He offers a possible alternative to psychopharmacological treatment for those suffering from an underlying distractibility and low frustration tolerance. Santostefano suggests that many of these patients lack the cognitive structures necessary to change within verbally oriented psychotherapy.