Background: Attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a neurobehavioral condition characterized by poor attention, hyperactivity and misbehavior. Parent training and behavioral therapy are psychosocial techniques aimed at training parents to manage and change their children's behavior. Objectives: This study examined the impact of parent training and behavioral therapy to control ADHD children. Patients and Methods:This research was a pretest-posttest study, conducted on 61 ADHD children selected randomly among referrals to psychological clinic (Hamdelan) Zahedan, Iran in 2010. Eight sessions of parent training based on the Barkley method and eight sessions of behavioral therapy were held for children's parents. The measurement tool was a researcher made questionnaires, consisting of diagnostic symptoms and features of ADHD based on DSM IV (diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders). Data were analyzed using t-test and SPSS software version 17. Results: Nine girls (14.8%) and 52 boys (85%), 6 -14 years old, participated in the study. Mean scores showed that the symptoms reduced after intervention significantly (P < 0.01). The results indicated that parent training and behavioral therapy were effective in controlling ADHD children's behaviors. Conclusions:The results of the present study can greatly benefit ADHD children since behavioral training may have a greater impact, than just the medication therapy on their social life.

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Background: Drug addiction is one of the most significant problems related to general health in the world, creating various mental problems in addicts and leading to social and family difficulties. Emotional factors also play a key role in treating addiction. Objectives: The purpose of this study is to examine emotional self-awareness and impulse control in drug-dependent individuals with and without borderline personality characteristics undergoing methadone maintenance treatment (MMT). Patients and Methods:This was a descriptive-correlational study. The population of the study included 361 drug-dependent individuals under Methadone Maintenance Treatment (MMT) who were selected randomly among referrals to substance abuse treatment clinics in Zahedan, Iran, in 2013. To obtain data, emotional self -awareness and impulse control were assessed using Bar-On Emotional Quotient Inventory (EQI) and Millon Clinical Multiaxial Inventory III (MCMI-III). Data were analyzed using SPSS software version 16. Results: The findings indicated no significant differences between these two groups in terms of their emotional self-awareness (P ≥ 0.01). With regard to impulse control, the results revealed significant differences between these two groups (P ≤ 0.01). Conclusions:It can be indicated that reinforcing components of emotional intelligence, especially emotional-awareness and impulse control, are effective methods to develop against substance use in among drug-dependent individuals.