Survey and intervention study to evaluate the efficacy of Ayurvedic formulation and Shirodhara in Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

Omprakash Bairwa; Rakesh Kumar Nagar; Priyanka Gautam

doi:10.21760/jaims.8.9.11

Omprakash Bairwa Assistant Professor, Dept. of Kaumarbhritya, Shri Dhanwantri Ayurvedic Medical College & Research Centre, Mathura, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Rakesh Kumar Nagar Associate Professor, Dept. of Kaumarbhritya, National Institute of Ayurveda, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India.
Priyanka Gautam Assistant Professor, Dept. of Dravyaguna, Shri Dhanwantri Ayurvedic Medical College & Research Centre, Mathura, Uttar Pradesh, India.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.21760/jaims.8.9.11

Keywords: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), Inattention, Hyperactivity, Impulsivity, Shirodhara

Abstract

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a mental disorder of the neuro-developmental type. The core symptoms of ADHD are inattention, hyperactivity, and impulsivity. It is one of the most common and most extensively studied behavioral disorders in school-age children. In this study and Ayurvedic formulation ‘Tab. Eleva’, showed extremely significant improvement in Inattention, Hyperactivity, and Impulsivity as well as on the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorder IV edition (DSM–IV) criteria. However, Shirodhara also shows statistically significant improvement in Inattention, Hyperactivity, and Impulsivity but the percentage of relief is less than the Ayurveda formulation. The survey study, conducted with a sample size of 1000 cases, revealed that the prevalence of ADHD among males was 34.35%, while in females it was 10.64%, within the age range of 6-12 years.

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