MULTIMODAL THERAPY VERSUS MEDICATION IN TREATING CHILDREN’S ATTENTION DEFICIT HYPERACTIVITY DISORDER. PRELIMINARY RESULTS
Abstract:
Since at present, drawing clear and valid conclusions regarding children’s Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) over the best treatment is still a difficult issue, there is a need for sustained efforts in elaborating therapy strategies to best address a child’s needs. The herby study, conducted between February and July 2010, analyses the effectiveness of the multimodal treatment compared to the pharmacological approach of ADHD. The evaluated fields were: the level of clinical symptoms, the impact on the child’s adaptation to school and on his social competences. By multimodal therapy, we refer in this project to combining medicine with a training programme for the parent and the teacher, as well as child’s psychotherapy. This therapeutic trial, developed on parallel groups, included schoolchildren, grades I-VIII, who had been diagnosed with ADHD in the Paediatric Psychiatry Clinic from Cluj-Napoca. The results were favourable to the multimodal therapy especially regarding their school adaption and manifestations in their family and social conduct. Regarding the impact on the symptoms of this disorder, the results of the two therapeutic approaches were close.
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