The Effect of Hippotherapy and Medication on Children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: A Pilot Study

• DOI: 10.4306/jknpa.2015.54.1.112
• Publication Date: 2015-03-13T09:38:42Z
• Authors: Jihye Song; Byongsu Jang; Jiwon Kim; Jiyoung Lee; Hye-Yeon Shin; Yunhye Oh; Kounseok Lee; Seonwoo Kim; Yun-Hee Kim; Jeong-Yi Kwon; Yoo-Sook Joung
• Keywords: CBCL; Clinical Global Impression; Child Behavior Checklist

The study employed an open label randomized controlled trial. Participants were 10 children of ages between 6 and 12 years. These subjects placed in 2 groups : the hippo-therapy group medication group. Evaluation tools used this include Affective Disorders Schizophrenia-Present Lifetime Version- Korean Version, Wechsler Intelli-gence Scale for Children-IV, Child Behavior Check List (K-CBCL), ADHD rating scale (ARS), Clinical Global Impression (CGI), Quantitative electroencephalography (QEEG).Results