Study: Effects of music therapy as an alternative treatment on depression in children and adolescents with ADHD by activating serotonin and improving stress coping ability Image Credit: nya_wild ...

Family Therapy and ADHD Meds. For children younger than 6, experts strongly favor trying parent behavior therapy before taking medication. This doesn’t mean meds shouldn’t be used at all.

In general, doctors recommend behavioral therapy as soon as your child is diagnosed with ADHD. If your child is diagnosed during preschool (age 4 or 5), it’s usually the only treatment used.

Family therapy can help improve relationships between family members and give parents strategies to help manage attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in their child. Different types of ...

Just as music in general can be such a personal preference, so can music for ADHD. While many people prefer to listen to music without words to focus, it may work for others.

In music therapy, clients play and listen to music as treatment for stress, depression and anxiety. Here’s how it works. By Christina Caron The therapy session begins when Isobell, 17, picks up ...

Key points. Adult ADHD often leads to schemas causing avoidance, procrastination, and relationship issues. Schema therapy helps adult ADHD patients identify, challenge, and change negative patterns.

Music therapy began in the 20th century, when musicians played for World War I and World War II veterans in hospitals across the United States, said Liu Mingming, ...

Behavior therapy is often recommended as a treatment option for children with ADHD. This type of therapy is aimed at developing practical skills to deal with ADHD symptoms at home and at school.