Open AccessNeurocognitive psychotherapy for adult attention deficit hyperactive disorder
Author(s) -
Susmita Halder,
Akash Kumar Mahato
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
industrial psychiatry journal/industrial psychiatry journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 0976-2795
pISSN - 0972-6748
DOI - 10.4103/0972-6748.62271
Subject(s) - neurocognitive , impulsivity , attention deficit hyperactivity disorder , psychology , attention deficit disorder , population , psychiatry , clinical psychology , medicine , cognition , environmental health
Previously thought as a childhood disorder, attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is reported to be spreading at an increasing rate and affecting 4% to 5% of the adult population. It is characterized by persistent problems of inattention, hyperactivity and impulsivity. We present the case of an adult ADHD patient intervened with neurocognitive psychotherapy.