In this issue, we will discuss training for children with ADHD.
ADHD, also known as Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, has seen an increase in detection rates in recent years, and more and more cases are being diagnosed.
At one time I wondered if I had it too. I wondered for a while if I had it.But I quit worrying about it because nothing good came from it.There are some research results that may help you decide which method to choose when doing something if you find out that you have ADHD.
The Research
We included 25 randomized clinical trials described in 45 reports.
The trials included a total of 2690 participants, ages 5-17.
The social skills interventions were
1) Social skills training
2) Cognitive behavioral therapy
3) Multimodal behavioral/psychosocial therapy
4) Treatment of children's life and attention skills
5) Life skills training
6) "Challenging Horizons Program
7) Verbal self-teaching
8) Metacognitive training
9) Behavioral therapy
10) Behavioral and social skills treatment
11) Psychosocial treatment
The duration of the interventions ranged from five weeks to two years.
Most trials compared social skills training for children or parent training with pharmacotherapy and pharmacotherapy alone.No clinically relevant treatment effects of social skills interventions on primary outcome measures were found.
StorebøOJ, Elmose Andersen M, Skoog M, Joost Hansen S, Simonsen E, Pedersen N, Tendal B, Callesen HE, Faltinsen E, Gluud C. Social skills training for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in children aged 5-18 years. Social skills training for. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2019, No. 6. Number: CD008223. doi: 10.1002 / 14651858.CD008223.pub3.
CONCLUSIONS.
This review suggests that there is little evidence to support or refute social skills training for children and adolescents with ADHD. Further trials with a low risk of bias and a sufficient number of participants may be needed to determine the effectiveness of social skills training versus no training for ADHD. The evidence base regarding youth is particularly weak.
Conclusion
In conclusion, we can neither support nor refute these trainings. Although they are commonly used in Japan, it may be necessary to know that they do not reliably produce results.I have tried "cognitive behavioral therapy" and "metacognitive training" on my own, and I think it reduced my prejudice against society, but I am only aware of it, so it is not something I can recommend to others.
