A Feasibility Study on the Effectiveness of a Full-Body Videogame Intervention for Decreasing Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Symptoms

Games for Health Journal

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 258-269

  Weerdmeester, Joanneke ^a   Cima, Maaike ^a   Granic, Isabela ^a   Hashemian, Yasaman ^b   Gotsis, Marientina ^b  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ATTENTION; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMPULSIVENESS; MALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); NETHERLANDS; PSYCHOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCHOOL; SCHOOL TEACHER; STUDENT; VIDEO GAME;

ADOLESCENT; ATTENTION; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; CHILD; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMPULSIVE BEHAVIOR; MALE; MOTOR SKILLS; MOVEMENT; NETHERLANDS; SCHOOL TEACHERS; SCHOOLS; STUDENTS; VIDEO GAMES;

EID: 84987881637     PISSN: 2161783X     EISSN: 21617856     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/g4h.2015.0103     Document Type: Article

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