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Published in: Current Psychiatry Reports 5/2012

01-10-2012 | Attention-Deficit Disorder (R Bussing, Section Editor)

Emerging Support for a Role of Exercise in Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder Intervention Planning

Authors: Olga G. Berwid, Jeffrey M. Halperin

Published in: Current Psychiatry Reports | Issue 5/2012

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Abstract

Recent years have seen an expansion of interest in non-pharmacological interventions for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Although considerable treatment development has focused on cognitive training programs, compelling evidence indicates that intense aerobic exercise enhances brain structure and function, and as such, might be beneficial to children with ADHD. This paper reviews evidence for a direct impact of exercise on neural functioning and preliminary evidence that exercise may have positive effects on children with ADHD. At present, data are promising and support the need for further study, but are insufficient to recommend widespread use of such interventions for children with ADHD.
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Metadata
Title
Emerging Support for a Role of Exercise in Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder Intervention Planning
Authors
Olga G. Berwid
Jeffrey M. Halperin
Publication date
01-10-2012
Publisher
Current Science Inc.
Published in
Current Psychiatry Reports / Issue 5/2012
Print ISSN: 1523-3812
Electronic ISSN: 1535-1645
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11920-012-0297-4

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