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*Physicians may also recommend family and marital therapy for the parents, siblings, or spouses of ADHD patients. This type of intervention is aimed at helping family members and loved ones find constructive ways to handle disruptive behaviors, to encourage positive behavioral changes, and to improve interactions with the patient.<ref name="#1">National Institute of Mental Health (NIH). (2016). "Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder."</ref> | *Physicians may also recommend family and marital therapy for the parents, siblings, or spouses of ADHD patients. This type of intervention is aimed at helping family members and loved ones find constructive ways to handle disruptive behaviors, to encourage positive behavioral changes, and to improve interactions with the patient.<ref name="#1">National Institute of Mental Health (NIH). (2016). "Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder."</ref> | ||
==Education and training== | |||
*Educating the patient and his or her family members can prove useful in combating the negative effects of ADHD. For the parents or guardians of young patients, parenting skills training can help teach them the skills they need to encourage and reward positive behaviors in their children. Such training helps parents learn how to use a system of rewards and consequences to change a child’s behavior. In this intervention, parents are taught to give immediate and positive feedback for behaviors they want to encourage, and ignore or redirect behaviors that they want to discourage. | *Educating the patient and his or her family members can prove useful in combating the negative effects of ADHD. For the parents or guardians of young patients, parenting skills training can help teach them the skills they need to encourage and reward positive behaviors in their children. Such training helps parents learn how to use a system of rewards and consequences to change a child’s behavior. In this intervention, parents are taught to give immediate and positive feedback for behaviors they want to encourage, and ignore or redirect behaviors that they want to discourage. | ||
*Parents may also find it helpful to learn stress management techniques, which could increase their ability to productively deal with their [[frustration]] and enable them to interact with their child in a calm manner. | *Parents may also find it helpful to learn stress management techniques, which could increase their ability to productively deal with their [[frustration]] and enable them to interact with their child in a calm manner. | ||
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Overview
Many psychological interventions can be used to manage symptoms of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder.
Psychotherapy
- ADHD can be treated with several types of psychological interventions.
- Behavioral therapy aims to help a patient change his or her conduct. This type of treatment might involve practical assistance, such as help organizing tasks or completing schoolwork, or working through emotionally difficult events. Behavioral therapy also teaches a person how to: 1) monitor his/her own behavior and 2) give oneself praise or rewards for behaving in a certain desired way.
- Physicians may also recommend family and marital therapy for the parents, siblings, or spouses of ADHD patients. This type of intervention is aimed at helping family members and loved ones find constructive ways to handle disruptive behaviors, to encourage positive behavioral changes, and to improve interactions with the patient.[1]
Education and training
- Educating the patient and his or her family members can prove useful in combating the negative effects of ADHD. For the parents or guardians of young patients, parenting skills training can help teach them the skills they need to encourage and reward positive behaviors in their children. Such training helps parents learn how to use a system of rewards and consequences to change a child’s behavior. In this intervention, parents are taught to give immediate and positive feedback for behaviors they want to encourage, and ignore or redirect behaviors that they want to discourage.
- Parents may also find it helpful to learn stress management techniques, which could increase their ability to productively deal with their frustration and enable them to interact with their child in a calm manner.
- Support groups can assist the parents and families of ADHD patients by connecting them with others who have similar problems and concerns. Groups often meet regularly to share frustrations and successes, to exchange information about recommended specialists and strategies, and to talk with experts.[1]