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Traditional Oriental Herbal Medicine for Children and Adolescents with ADHD: A Systematic Review
Joint Authors
Wong, Yuk Wo
Kim, Deog-gon
Lee, Jin-yong
Source
Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2012, Issue 2012 (31 Dec. 2012), pp.1-15, 15 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2012-12-17
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
15
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
To evaluate the efficacy of traditional Oriental herbal medicines (TOHM) for children and adolescents with ADHD.
Methods.
Randomized clinical trials published from January 1, 1990, to December 31, 2010, in English, Chinese, Japanese, or Korean language which evaluated the use of TOHM on ADHD subjects of 18 years old or below, diagnosed based on DSM-IV, were searched from MEDLINE, EMBASE, PsyINFO, Cochrane Library, and 10 other databases.
Results.
Twelve studies involving 1189 subjects met the inclusion criteria.
In general, the included studies claimed that TOHM has similar efficacy to methylphenidate and at the same time has fewer side effects compared to methylphenidate.
Some studies also suggested that the effect of TOHM sustained better than methylphenidate.
However, solid conclusions could not be drawn because the included studies were not of high quality.
Risk of bias issues such as randomization, allocation, concealment and blinding were not addressed in most of the studies, and the risk of publication bias could not be ruled out.
Conclusion.
Currently, there is not strong evidence to say that TOHM is effective in treating the core symptoms of ADHD.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Wong, Yuk Wo& Kim, Deog-gon& Lee, Jin-yong. 2012. Traditional Oriental Herbal Medicine for Children and Adolescents with ADHD: A Systematic Review. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine،Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-15.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-992384
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Wong, Yuk Wo…[et al.]. Traditional Oriental Herbal Medicine for Children and Adolescents with ADHD: A Systematic Review. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine No. 2012 (2012), pp.1-15.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-992384
American Medical Association (AMA)
Wong, Yuk Wo& Kim, Deog-gon& Lee, Jin-yong. Traditional Oriental Herbal Medicine for Children and Adolescents with ADHD: A Systematic Review. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine. 2012. Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-15.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-992384
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-992384