Executive Dysfunctions: The Role in Attention Deficit Hyperactivity and Post-traumatic Stress Neuropsychiatric Disorders

Martínez, Lía; Prada, Edward; Satler, Corina; Tavares, Maria Clotilde Henriques; Tomaz, Carlos

doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2016.01230

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“…Firstly, the SG, called Antonyms, is based on a current valid theory: the Dual Pathway Model (DPM) proposed by Edmund Sonuga-Barke [48] to explain ADHD symptoms. The DPM considers two different developmental paths that identify ADHD: the cognitive pathway, related to inhibition and general executive dysfunction, and the motivational pathway, associated with delay aversion [48,49]. The first path is linked with activities that improve inhibition control and impulsivity control.…”

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“…The game was developed with the collaboration of children in order to include stakeholders [47], thus satisfying the second requirement. It focuses on the three main aspects of ADHD, namely inhibition-the ability to curb the behavior to allow the individual to continue and complete the task [31], impulsivity-hasty actions being taken without reflection, resulting from a desire for immediate reward or an inability to delay gratification [49], and cognitive flexibility-the ability to change one's mental perspective on the situation when needed [31].…”

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Antonyms: A Computer Game to Improve Inhibitory Control of Impulsivity in Children with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)

Crepaldi

Colombo²,

Mottura³

et al. 2020

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The design of a computer-supported serious game concerning inhibition skills in children with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is reported. The game consists of a series of activities, each eliciting the tendency to respond in an immediate, inadequate way. The game is based on the Dual Pathway Model of ADHD proposed by Sonuga-Barke. In the game, children must block impulsive tendencies, reflect upon the situation, inhibit irrelevant thoughts, and find the non-intuitive solution. In the game, the player personifies a superhero, who is asked to save a realm on the opposite side of the Earth (Antonyms) where things happen according to the opposite of the usual rules. The hero faces a series of challenges, in the form of mini-games, to free the planet from enemies crossing different scenarios. To succeed in the game, the player should change his/her attitude by thinking before performing any action rather than acting on impulse. The player is induced to be reflective and thoughtful as well. Results from the evaluation of a preliminary version of the serious game are reported. They support the notion that Antonyms is an adequate tool to lead children to inhibit their tendency to behave impulsively.

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Antonyms: A Computer Game to Improve Inhibitory Control of Impulsivity in Children with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)

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“…It consists of two parts in which the subject must connect a set of 25 dots as quickly and accurately as possible (Golden and Freshwater, 1978). The test provides information about visual search speed, scanning, speed of processing, and mental flexibility, as well as executive functioning (Arnett and Labovitz, 1995; Arbuthnott and Frank, 2000; Martínez et al, 2016; Scarpina and Tagini, 2017).…”

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The Effect of High-Intensity Interval/Circuit Training on Cognitive Functioning and Quality of Life During Recovery From Substance Abuse Disorder. A Study Protocol

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This proposed study will examine whether structured physical activity reduces the recovery time of cognitive functioning during the early phase of substance use disorder treatment. Addiction or substance dependence is associated with neurobiological changes and cognitive impairment that can affect quality of life and the efficacy of therapy for up to a year after clinical detoxification. The biological, psychological, and social effects of physical exercise have the potential to be a therapeutic approach to increase quality of life and relieve symptoms associated with substance abuse, such as psychosis, depression, and anxiety. There is a dearth of research on physical activity and exercise in clinical substance use disorder patients. This protocol describes a clinical study that will examine cognitive recovery after substance abuse using physical exercise as a treatment intervention. We will use a quasi-experimental longitudinal clinical trial, with a pretest and multiple posttests, on naturally randomized sequential groups. Patients will be consecutively be recruited into the study groups, with a control group that is completed, before its followed by an intervention group, each with 30 patients. Patients will be enrolled 2 weeks after the start of detoxification, at which time all subjects will be inpatients at the Stavanger Salvation Army Treatment Center in the Norwegian specialized healthcare system. Cognition will be evaluated with a comprehensive battery of cognitive tests, including several tests of executive function. Physical fitness will be tested with the Rockport 1-Mile Walk Test, the 30-S Chair Stand Test, the 1-Min Burpee Test at baseline (within the first 2 weeks of admittance) and after 4 weeks. The intervention will be a 30-min workout at 70–90% of maximum heart rate (134–170 bpm), recorded and calculated by a Polar heart rate monitor. The intervention treatment will be administered four times a week for 4 weeks and will consist of high-intensity circuit training, high-intensity interval training, functional movement, and primitive reflex training. We anticipate improvement in both the control and intervention groups, with the exercise intervention group having the greatest increase in recovery of cognitive function because of the combination of functional full body movements and primitive movement training in an intense interval training program.Clinical Trial Registration ID: ISRCTN74750479, Retrospectively Registered.

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“…(62). The test can provide information about visual search speed, scanning, speed of processing, mental flexibility, as well as executive functioning (63)(64)(65)(66).…”

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Can high-intensity interval/circuit training improve the cognitive function and quality of life of patients in recovery from substance use disorder?

Andreassen¹

2019

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This protocol aims to examine if structured physical activity reduces the recovery time of cognitive functioning during the early phase of substance use disorder treatment. Addiction or substance dependence is associated with neurobiological changes and cognitive impairment, which may affect the quality of life and ability to benefit from therapy up to a year after clinical detox. A physical exercise is a therapeutic approach which may lead to increased quality of life as well as relief of symptoms associated with substance abuse, such as psychosis, depression, and anxiety, due to its biological, psychological and social effects. There is a dearth of research on physical activity or exercise in clinical substance use disorders patients. This clinical study protocol examines cognitive recovery after substance abuse using physical exercise as a treatment intervention. This study is using quasiexperimental longitudinal clinical trial with pretest and multiple posttests, on two-time sequential groups that are naturally randomized before group entry. Patients are continuously recruited into the study groups. Starting with a controlled group and finalizing it and sequentially followed with a new group with intervention. Sixty patients are divided into control and intervention group. Patients are enrolled two weeks after the start of detoxification, at which time all subjects are inpatients at the Salvation Army treatment Center Stavanger in the Norwegian specialized healthcare system. Cognition is evaluated using a comprehensive battery of cognitive tests, including several tests of executive functioning. Physical fitness is tested with Rockport 1-Mile Walk Test, 30 Second Chair Stand Test. Also, the 1-minute Burpee test and the presence of primitive reflexes tested at baseline within the first two weeks of admittance and after four weeks. The intervention consists of 30 minutes' workout, at 70-90% of max heart rate (134-170 bpm), recorded by a Polar heart rate monitor. The adjunct treatment is four times a week for four weeks of highintensity training using circuit training (HICT), as well as HIIT functional movement and primitive reflex training. After the intervention protocol, an improvement is anticipated in both groups, with the exercise intervention group having the most considerable increase in return towards normalizing cognitive functioning due to having combined functional full body movements with primitive reflex training in an intensity interval training setting.

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Executive Dysfunctions: The Role in Attention Deficit Hyperactivity and Post-traumatic Stress Neuropsychiatric Disorders

Cited by 43 publications

References 129 publications

Antonyms: A Computer Game to Improve Inhibitory Control of Impulsivity in Children with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)

Antonyms: A Computer Game to Improve Inhibitory Control of Impulsivity in Children with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)

The Effect of High-Intensity Interval/Circuit Training on Cognitive Functioning and Quality of Life During Recovery From Substance Abuse Disorder. A Study Protocol

Can high-intensity interval/circuit training improve the cognitive function and quality of life of patients in recovery from substance use disorder?

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