Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder: Practical Implications for School Assessments

2006 ◽  
Author(s):  
Teresa L. Miller ◽  
W. Grant Willis
Keyword(s):  
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder ◽  
Attention Deficit ◽  
Hyperactivity Disorder ◽  
Practical Implications

Management and treatment of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder

2020 ◽  
pp. 344-354
Author(s):  
Alessandro Zuddas ◽  
Sara Carucci
Keyword(s):  
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder ◽  
Social Context ◽  
Protective Factors ◽  
Attention Deficit ◽  
Symptom Severity ◽  
Treatment Plan ◽  
Hyperactivity Disorder ◽  
Psychiatric Conditions ◽  
Adhd Medications ◽  
Practical Implications

Any treatment plan for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) must be based on a comprehensive diagnostic evaluation, being aware of possible concomitant medical or psychiatric conditions. Rather than focusing just on the disorder, subjects should be treated as individuals in their social context; baseline symptom severity, impairments, and strengths should be recorded, as well as any environmental risks and/or protective factors. This chapter presents how to develop a treatment plan and offers an extensive update on current available treatments and the safety of ADHD medications, with practical implications for clinicians.

Assessment of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder: An Evaluation of Six Published Rating Scales

2003 ◽  
Vol 32 (2) ◽  
pp. 241-262 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lisa Marie Angello ◽  
Robert J. Volpe ◽  
James C. DiPerna ◽  
Sammi P. Gureasko-Moore ◽  
David P. Gureasko-Moore ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder ◽  
Attention Deficit ◽  
Rating Scales ◽  
Hyperactivity Disorder

Physical Fitness and Resting EEG in Children With Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

2015 ◽  
Vol 29 (1) ◽  
pp. 26-32 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ching-Wen Huang ◽  
Chung-Ju Huang ◽  
Chiao-Ling Hung ◽  
Chia-Hao Shih ◽  
Tsung-Min Hung
Keyword(s):  
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder ◽  
Physical Fitness ◽  
Attention Deficit ◽  
Resting State ◽  
Self Control ◽  
Children With Adhd ◽  
Hyperactivity Disorder ◽  
Higher Power ◽  
Eyes Open ◽  
The Relationship

Children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are characterized by a deviant pattern of brain oscillations during resting state, particularly elevated theta power and increased theta/alpha and theta/beta ratios that are related to cognitive functioning. Physical fitness has been found beneficial to cognitive performance in a wide age population. The purpose of the present study was to investigate the relationship between physical fitness and resting-state electroencephalographic (EEG) oscillations in children with ADHD. EEG was recorded during eyes-open resting for 28 children (23 boys and 5 girls, 8.66 ± 1.10 years) with ADHD, and a battery of physical fitness assessments including flexibility, muscular endurance, power, and agility tests were administered. The results indicated that ADHD children with higher power fitness exhibited a smaller theta/alpha ratio than those with lower power fitness. These findings suggest that power fitness may be associated with improved attentional self-control in children with ADHD.

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