fatemeh ghaemi; Arash Aghighi
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There is little evidence about the relationship between temperament character and response inhibition of students with symptoms of oppositional defiant disorder.The aim of this studywas to determinethe role of temperament character in prediction of response inhibition of students with oppositional defiant ...
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There is little evidence about the relationship between temperament character and response inhibition of students with symptoms of oppositional defiant disorder.The aim of this studywas to determinethe role of temperament character in prediction of response inhibition of students with oppositional defiant symptoms. This was adescriptive and correlational study.The study population include all girl students of Ardabil city in 1389-90 educational year.The research sample included of 75 students who were selected among 800 high school students. To collect data, oppositional defiant disorderChecklist and clinical interview, Temperament Character questionnaire and the Stroop Test and were used. Results of multiple regression analyses showed that innovativeness, harm avoidance, perseverance and self-direction were the best predictors of response inhibition of students with symptoms of oppositional defiant disorder.These findings indicate that temperament character play a main role in prediction of response inhibition. These results have important implications in the field of pathology and treatment of this disorder.
somaie robatmili; ahmad borjali; hamid alizadeh; mostafa nokni; nourali farokhi
Saeed Azami; Alireza Moqaddas; Faramarz Sohrabi
Volume 3, Issue 11 , March 2013
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The present research aims to study and compare the extent of effectiveness of computer-assisted cognitive remediation (CACR) and psycho-stimulant drugs in improvement of response inhibition and sustained attention function in children with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).This was an experimental, ...
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The present research aims to study and compare the extent of effectiveness of computer-assisted cognitive remediation (CACR) and psycho-stimulant drugs in improvement of response inhibition and sustained attention function in children with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).This was an experimental, prospective research with a pre-test and post-test design, and follow-up with two experiment groups. Using convenience sampling method, 23 children with ADHD were selected. They were matched in terms of severity of disorder, and were randomly assigned into two groups of psycho-stimulant drug therapy (n= 11) and CACR (n= 12). The research instruments included the Continues Performance Test (CPT), SNAP-IV questionnaire, the short form of WISC-R and Child Syndrome Inventory (CSI-4). The data were analyzed using multivariate ANOVA & repeated measures (RM-MANOVA), mixed-design analysis of variance, and follow-up tests. The CACR had a significant and enduring effect on the subjects’ performance in response inhibition and sustained attention. Although CACR, compared to drug therapy, was more effective in improvement of response inhibition and sustained attention; the differences were not statistically significant. Generally, both treatments were effective in improving response inhibition and sustained attention. Therefore, CACR can be used as an alternative technique to the psycho-stimulant drugs in treatment of ADHD.