Medications for ADHD

ADHD is a relatively common disease. For young children, this disease is a high incidence disease. People with ADHD should receive regular treatment. In terms of medication, some psychiatric control drugs can be used. Of course, these drugs can only temporarily control the disease and cannot be completely eradicated. Comprehensive treatment is also needed, especially some drugs can cause damage to the liver and kidney function of children.

Treatment method 1. Cognitive behavioral therapy

Effective in controlling hyperactivity, impulse control and aggression. In terms of treatment, a comprehensive intervention plan is developed based on the characteristics of the patient and his or her family. Drug treatment can relieve some symptoms in the short term, but non-drug treatments are more important to deal with a series of adverse effects that the disease brings to patients and their families.

Treatment 2: Behavior management and education

Teachers and parents need to carry out effective behavior management and psychological education based on the characteristics of the patients, avoid discrimination, corporal punishment or other rough educational methods, and appropriately use praise and encouragement to improve the patients' self-confidence and self-consciousness. When parents and school officials determine that the child's condition or behavior has affected the child's ability to participate in learning, the child can receive intervention treatment in school. The child's seat can be arranged near the teacher to reduce the child's distraction during class, and the course arrangement should take into account giving the patient sufficient time for activities.

Treatment method 3: Education and training for parents

It is suitable for patients with conduct disorders or other psychological problems, whose parents do not agree to drug treatment or whose parents' education methods are inappropriate. Education and training can be taken in the form of individual families or groups, and the main contents include: providing parents with a good supportive environment so that they can learn skills to solve family problems, learn to formulate clear reward and punishment agreements with their children, effectively avoid contradictions and conflicts with their children, master the correct use of positive reinforcement methods to encourage children's good behavior, and use punishment methods to eliminate children's bad behavior.

Treatment method 4: Psychotherapy

There are two main approaches: behavioral therapy and cognitive behavioral therapy. The patient has poor relationships with peers, uses aggressive language and behavior toward others, and has poor self-control. Behavioral therapy utilizes the principle of operant conditioning to promptly provide positive or negative reinforcement to the patient's behavior, enabling the patient to learn appropriate social skills and replace inappropriate behavior patterns with new and effective behaviors. Cognitive behavioral therapy mainly addresses patients' impulsive problems, allowing patients to learn how to solve problems, identify whether their behavior is appropriate, and choose appropriate behavior.