Vol. 6 (04) pp. 347-350 DOI: 10.21474/IJAR01/6865

EFFECTIVENESS OF COGNITIVE BEHAVIOR THERAPY ON ATTENTION DEFICIT HYPERACTIVITY DISORDER AMONG SCHOOL GOING CHILDREN - A PILLOT STUDY REPORT.

and
23 Downloads 136 Views
Crossref

Download Full Paper (PDF)

Abstract

The prevalence of ADHD in school going children is estimated to be 3% to 7% and the disorder is more common in boys than girls. Quantitative ? Evaluatory research study was conducted to find out the reliability and feasibility of the tool and 35 samples selected through purposive sampling technique from union school, Iyyappanthangal, kancheepuram district,Tamil Nadu. School going children from 6-12 years were selected as samples. ADHD was assessed by using Modified Vanderbilt ADHD Diagnostic Teacher Rating Scale. 35 samples were given cognitive behavior therapy for 3 sittings. Post-test was done after 3 weeks by using the same scale. The results revealed that the tools used, set criteria for sample selection the implementation of interventions were highly reliable and feasible for implementation.

Keywords

Article Analytics

References

  1. Chang H.H et al., (2007). The process of assisting behavioural modification in a child with attention deficit by hyperactivity disorder. Journal of Nursing Research. 15(2), 147 ? 155.
  2. Barbaresi et al., (2002). Primary care approach in the diagnosis and management on ADHD. Mayo Clinical Proceedings. 71, 463 ? 471.
  3. Danforth JS et al., (2006). The outcome of group parent training for families of children with ADHD and deficit / aggressive behaviour. Journals of Behaviour therapy experimental psychiatry. 37(3), 188 ? 205.
  4. Gupta, et al., (2001). Prevalence of behavioural problems in school going children. Indian Journal of Paediatrics. 68(4). 323 ? 326.
  5. Ickowicz .A et al., (2006). Parent interview for child symptoms of ADHD and related disorders. Canadian Journal of Psychiatry. 51(5). 325 ? 328.
  6. Sailaxmi Gandhi (2002). Effectiveness of concentration enhancement therapy in inattentive, hypertensive children. Nursing Times. 24 ? 27.

How to Cite This Article

Sasikala. G and Prema. K. (2018); EFFECTIVENESS OF COGNITIVE BEHAVIOR THERAPY ON ATTENTION DEFICIT HYPERACTIVITY DISORDER AMONG SCHOOL GOING CHILDREN - A PILLOT STUDY REPORT., Int. J. of Adv. Res., 6 (04), 347-350, ISSN 2320-5407. DOI: https://doi.org/10.21474/IJAR01/6865

Corresponding Author

SASIKALA.G, Dr.PREMA.K
Ph.D( SCHOLAR) MAHER CHENNAI ,RESEARCH GUIDE MAHER CHENNAI
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.