Effectiveness Doll Therapy Based on Cognitive Behavioral to increase cognitive ability and improve attention of girls with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder

The present study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of doll therapy on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy on increasing cognitive ability and improving the attention of girls with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. This is a quasi-experimental study with pre- and post-test in which a control group was utilized. The initial sample consisted of 100 students with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder who referred to Kashmar Behavioral Disorder Center during the 2018-2019 academic year. The final purposive sample was composed of 40 students randomly assigned to experimental and control groups (Each containing 20 Participants). The experimental group received 12 sessions of doll therapy based on cognitive behavioral therapy, and the control group did not receive any treatments. Both groups completed the Spritzer's Cognitive Empowerment Questionnaire (1995) and the Brienkamp d2 test (attention and concentration) (1998) before and after the intervention. The covariance analysis results showed that doll therapy based on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy affected the cognitive ability and attention of the experimental group. Therefore, it is recommended that doll therapy based on cognitive-behavioral therapy could be an effective method in enhancing cognitive ability and improving girls' attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.