The Effectiveness of Emotional Working Memory Training on Improvement of Symptoms of Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder

High prevalence of attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder and problems arising from it, highlights the importance of searching novel therapeutic strategies. Therefore, the aim of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of emotional working memory training on improvement of symptoms of attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder were For this purpose, 30 people with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder selected by available sampling scheme and using 2 instruments SCID-I and CTRS. Then, they were assigned randomly in to two experimental and control groups. Participants in the experimental group were under emotional working memory training during 15 sessions. All participants were assessed during pre-training and post-training by SNAP scale. The results of analysis of covariance indicated that the experimental group compared with the control group showed significant decrease in symptoms of attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder in post-test stage. The results of current study indicate that emotional working memory training can be an effective intervention for improvement of symptoms of attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder.