children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (adhd) react explosively and inappropriately to emotional stimuli. it could be hypothesized that these children have some impairment in attending to emotional cues. based on this hypothesis, we conducted this study to evaluate visual directions of children with adhd towards paired emotional scenes.thirty boys between the ages of 6 and 11 ye...

objective: the aim of this study was to compare creativity in children with and without attention deficit hyperactivity ‎disorder. method: this was an analytic and descriptive study. participants were 33 children aged 7-12 years selected from a ‎child and adolescent psychiatric clinic at imam hossein hospital (tehran, iran), who were diagnosed with ‎adhd by a child and adolescent psychiatrist. ...

objective: attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in adults (adult adhd) is gaining more attention nowadays. nevertheless, very few studies have addressed this issue in iran. the present study was conducted to determine the prevalence of adult adhd in tabriz, north-west of iran. methods: four hundred urban inhabitants of tabriz- with a n age range of 18 to 45 years were selected through the p...

objectives: the purpose of the present study was comparing visuo-spatial attention between children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder-inattentive (adhd-i) type and normal children. methods: in this cross-sectional study fifteen (7-10 years of age) children were classified with adhd-i type and 15 normal children were matched for age, sex, and iq. they were selected trough simple rand...

introduction: attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (adhd) is the most common psychiatric disorder in school age children and has a negative effect on the individual’s general functions. the purpose of this study was to estimate the prevalence of adhd in preschool 6 year old children in yazd in 2005 and the influence of gender, birth weight, birth order and parental education on adhd. method...

attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (adhd) is a commonly diagnosed childhood disorder that affects approximately 3 to 7% of children. as a result, adhd is one of the most common presenting problems among children referred to mental health professionals. pharmacotherapy is the most commonly recommended intervention for adhd and it has been shown to be the optimal treatment option in cases w...

introduction: the purpose of our study was to evaluate the frequency of behavioral problem in pre school-aged children with visual problem. methods: in this expost facto study, which was selected via convenient sampling , 143 children ranging in age from 3-6 years that refer to optometry clinic for routine eye examination were evaluated . after complete ocular exams including evaluation of visu...

background & aim:  according to the previous studies, anxiety along with some other psychiatric disorders is common among mothers of children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (adhd). since maternal anxiety affects mother-child interactions, early treatment plays an important role in the prognosis of adhd in children. this study aimed to determine the relationship between maternal a...