The effectiveness of ecosystemic play therapy in reducing the symptoms of attention deficit- hyperactivity disorder

Attention deficit- hyperactivity disorder is one of the most commonly recognized disorders in children. This disorder is the most commonly diagnosed psychiatric disorder in children. If the disorder is not treated, it can cause significant problems for childhood and adolescence. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of ecosystemic play therapy in reducing the symptoms of attention deficit- hyperactivity disorder in children.  For this purpose in a case study research and with using single baseline method, from the population of children with attention deficit- hyper activity disorder in Tehran, 6 child from 7 to 10 years old with the symptom of attention deficit- hyper activity disorder with purposeful sampling were selected, and at the beginning and the end of intervention session and three month after last intervention session with the child behavior checklist were evaluated. Participants received 10 session ecosystemic play therapy. Analysis of within- condition and between-condition showed that ecosystemic play therapy in reducing symptoms of attention deficit- hyper activity disorder is effective. According to the results of the study, ecosystemic play therapy can be used as an effective intervention in reducing symptoms of attention deficit- hyper activity disorder.