Healthy Body, Healthy Mind? The Effectiveness of Physical Activity to Treat ADHD in Children

Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Clinics of North America

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 899-936

  Halperin, Jeffrey M ^a   Berwid, Olga G ^b   O'Neill, Sarah ^c  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^c CITY COLLEGE OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

ADHD; Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder; Children; Evidence based; Exercise; Intervention; Physical activity; Treatment

Indexed keywords

PSYCHOSTIMULANT AGENT;

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADVERSE OUTCOME; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; BRAIN FUNCTION; CATECHOLAMINERGIC SYSTEM; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COGNITION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG USE; EMPIRICAL RESEARCH; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; HEALTH CARE NEED; HUMAN; MENTAL CAPACITY; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; NERVOUS SYSTEM FUNCTION; NEUROPSYCHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; REVIEW; THERAPY EFFECT; TREATMENT CONTRAINDICATION; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT RESPONSE; ADOLESCENT; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; CHILD; KINESIOTHERAPY; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES;

ADOLESCENT; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; CHILD; EXERCISE THERAPY; HUMANS; MOTOR ACTIVITY;

EID: 84922578761     PISSN: 10564993     EISSN: 15580490     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chc.2014.05.005     Document Type: Review

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