The effectiveness of Short time structured play therapy on attention  deficit Hyperactivity disorder in pre-school children (six years)

The present study has been carried out by the aim of examining the effect of structured short- term play therapy on controlling the symptoms of attention deficiency and hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in preschool children suffering from ADHD. The methodology of the research was semi- experimental with pre-test and post-test design. The statistical population included children affected by ADHD who referred to Bozorgmehr Therapeutic Center. Thirty children were assigned randomly in two groups of control and experimental, using accessible sampling method. The instruments used were CSI-4, parents- teacher “ADHD rating scale” form, and parents form. The obtained data in two steps of pre- test and post- test was analyzed using the statistical method of one variety covariance analysis and U- Man - Whitney test. The results showed that based on the evaluation of parent- teacher form, structured short- term play therapy leads to significant decrease in hyperactivity, and attention symptoms deficiency of subjects in experimental group in comparison with control group respectively (P