چکیده مقاله
Background and Objective: Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder ADHD is among developmental disorders that has taken the attention of psychologists and psychiatrics from a long time ago The present study aims to investigate the effect attention and working memory improvement on continuous performance of children with ADHD Method: The present study was a quasi experimental study and the sample included 44 children with ADHD who referred to psychiatric clinics of Babol and had the characteristics of interest and they were divided into test and control groups, each group contained 22 subjects Their performance at the pretest was evaluated using Continuous Performance Management Software Then, each group member exposed to training with attention and working memory improvement application for 20 sessions of 30 minutes 7 weeks, 3 times a week, 30 minutes After the training period, posttest was administered using the same software for both groups Findings: The results of analysis of covariance showed that despite increased continuous performance of both groups at posttest, increased continuous performance in the test group was higher than the control group Therefore, attention and working memory improvement training was effective for continuous performance of children with ADHD Conclusion : Attention and working memory improvement training and similar trainings can function as a therapeutic method beside drug therapies or they can be used instead of drug therapies
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نویسندگان
Zahra Mohammadi
Master of Psychiatric Nursing, Islamic Azad University, Tehran Medical Unit, Tehran, Iran
Ameneh Sadat Kazemi
Assistant Professor, Faculty of Psychology, Islamic Azad University, Tehran Medical Unit, Tehran, Iran
Omid Rezaie
Assistant Professor, Faculty of Psychology, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences
Mohammad Fesharaki
Associate Professor, Faculty of Statistics, Islamic Azad University, Tehran Medical Unoit, Tehran, Iran
شیوه ارجاع
Mohammadi, Zahra and Kazemi, Ameneh Sadat and Rezaie, Omid and Fesharaki, Mohammad,1398,The Effect of Attention and Working Memory Improvement Training on Continuous Performance of Children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder,Third International Conference on Psychology, Counseling and Education
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