[Attention therapy for children - long-term affects of the ATTENTIONER].
A high percentage of children are affected by attention deficit disorders. For a large proportion the cardinal symptom is inattention; in particular, deficits in selective attention prevail. The ATTENTIONER offers an effective training method for the treatment of selective attention deficit.


METHODS
In 2007, long-term effects of therapy were already reported by Jacobs and Petermann, who examined children ten weeks after therapy on average.


RESULTS
In the current study three measurements were conducted: pre-intervention, post-intervention, and at follow-up ten to 76 months after post-intervention. Significant long-term effects on measures of selective attention were observed. At follow-up the majority of patients achieved average results which were not clinically relevant.


CONCLUSIONS
For most children stable therapy effects can be achieved with the ATTENTIONER.
Jacobs
Claus
C
Zentrum für Klinische Psychologie und Rehabilitation der Universität Bremen. cjacobs@uni-bremen.de
Petermann
Franz
F
D000293:Adolescent; D001289:Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007266:Inhibition, Psychological; D008297:Male; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests; D011214:Practice, Psychological; D011597:Psychomotor Performance; D011930:Reaction Time