Play therapy with children exhibiting symptoms of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.

Application of Standardized Observation Form in School Counselling in Taiwan: Exploratory Study with Children Exhibiting Internalizing and Externalizing Behavior Concerns

“…In summary, the therapeutic relationship is key to decreasing children's internalizing problem behavior s (Carmichael, 2006;Guerney, 2001;Landreth, 2012;VanFleet, Sywulak, & Sniscak, 2010). Moreover, treatment effects of CCPT on children's internalizing behavior concerns are evident in the literature (Baggerly & Jenkins, 2009;Cheng & Tsai, 2014;Ray, Schottelkorb, & Tsai, 2007;Wettig, Coleman, & Geider, 2011).…”

Prescriptive Play Therapy

“…Oppositional/defiant Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (Budd & Hella, 2011;Eyberg et al, 2001;Herschell, Calzada, Eyberg, & McNeil, 2002) ADHD Cognitive-behavioral play group therapy (Kaduson & Finnerty, 1995;Hansen, Meissler, & Ovens, 2000), child-centered play therapy (Ray, Schollelkorb, & Tsai, 2007), parent-child interaction therapy (Johnson, Hall, & Prieto, 2000) Sexual abuse…”

More than child’s play: the potential benefits of play-based interventions for young children with ADHD

“…Children aged 5-11 years were randomly assigned to either childcentered play therapy or reading mentoring. Following a 16-week intervention, improvements in teacher-rated attentiondeficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) behaviors were observed, irrespective of the treatment children received [2]. Thus, there are no compelling empirical data to support the use of traditional play therapy for the treatment of ADHD.…”

“…Although play therapy is widely used in clinical settings to treat children's emotional and behavioral problems, to our knowledge, only one study has investigated the efficacy of play therapy on children's inattentive and hyperactive/impulsive behavior [2]. Children aged 5-11 years were randomly assigned to either childcentered play therapy or reading mentoring.…”