Emerging Support for a Role of Exercise in Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder Intervention Planning
- 20 July 2012
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Springer Science and Business Media LLC in Current Psychiatry Reports
- Vol. 14 (5), 543-551
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s11920-012-0297-4
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.Keywords
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