Volume 5 Issue 2 April - June 2022
Original Articles
STUDY OF CASES OF ATTENTION DEFICIT HYPERACTIVITY DISORDER: ADHD TO ASCERTAIN THE EFFECTIVENESS OF HOMOEOPATHY IN ITS MANAGEMENT
Aditi Goyal, Muktinder Singh
ADHD is one of the most common neurodevelopmental psychiatric disorders of childhood where children have significant problems of inattention, controlling impulsive behaviour and hyperactivity which are not proportionate to the person’s age. It is often diagnosed in childhood and can last in adulthood also. As per study, the pooled prevalence of ADHD among children and adolescents is 7.1% and overall worldwide prevalence among individuals below 18 yrs is 5.29%. Present study consisted of 50 cases of children below 12 yrs diagnosed ADHD by using Vanderbilt Diagnostic Scale. Patients were selected randomly as per inclusion and exclusion criteria from college OPD, IPD, POPD, and specialised health camps conducted by it. This study helps us to understand various types of ADHD. Its association with other behavioural or mental health disorders, its prevalence and to understand the effectiveness of homoeopathy in cases by proper detailed case taking and evaluation of cases. This study ultimately helps us to reach different homoeopathic remedies or groups of remedies which can help in treatment or management of these cases when prescribed on the basis of totality.
