What are the causes and treatments for ADHD?

I believe everyone knows the harm that ADHD brings to children. If ADHD is not treated in time, it will seriously affect the child's future life, and may affect personality development, cause social barriers, and so on. Therefore, the treatment of ADHD should be as early as possible, and in order to cure ADHD, it is also necessary to understand the cause of the disease. So next I will introduce to you in detail the causes and treatments of ADHD.

1. Causes:

1. Genetics 2. Neurotransmitters 3. Neuroanatomy and neurophysiology 4. Environmental factors 5. Family and psychosocial factors

2. Treatment methods:

1. 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.

2. Medication

Medications can improve attention deficits, reduce activity levels, improve academic performance to some extent, and improve relationships with family members in the short term.

(1) The first-line treatment drugs for central nervous system stimulants are currently mainly methylphenidate and its controlled-release tablets in China.

(2) The representative drug of selective norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor is atomoxetine. The efficacy of atomoxetine is comparable to that of methylphenidate, with fewer adverse reactions and good tolerability. It has been listed as a first-line treatment for ADHD. .

3. 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.

4. 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.

From this point of view, the treatment of ADHD is not just the child's own business, but parents must also give active cooperation. This will help the child recover better. The editor would also like to advise all parents and friends that our own behavior can directly affect our children, so we must set a good example for our children and let them grow up healthily.