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Effects of Playtherapy on Hyperkinetic Children with Psychomotor Epilepsy
Author(s) -
Kawai Itsuo,
Kawai Hayao,
Naniwa Hiroshi
Publication year - 1980
Publication title -
psychiatry and clinical neurosciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.609
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1440-1819
pISSN - 1323-1316
DOI - 10.1111/j.1440-1819.1980.tb01602.x
Subject(s) - psychomotor learning , psychomotor retardation , epilepsy , psychomotor agitation , psychology , pediatrics , psychomotor disorder , hyperkinesis , psychiatry , medicine , cognition , alternative medicine , pathology
Summary The hyperkinetic or restless behavior disorders improved remarkably in five of 11 cases. These five cases, involving the subjects who are now over 15 years of age, did not have any symptom for five years after psychotherapy. The other four cases became less hyperkinetic and their school adjustments were moderately above average. But they are slightly asthenic or occasionally violent to their families. The symptoms of the two cases were unchanged and the psychotherapy was stopped. The seizures occurred during psychotherapy in six cases of which three cases improved psychologically and two cases became less hyperkinetic and one case unchanged. The last case still suffers from psychomotor seizures.