| The most-used alternative therapies included nutrition modifications, natural products, and mind-body practices. Higher education among parents, and other factors including gender, predicted complementary and alternative medicine usage in youth with ADHD. Up to two-thirds of children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) have used complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) to address their symptoms, according to a new study published in the Journal of Attention Disorders. Nutrition modifications; natural products, such as herbs, vitamins, and minerals; and mind-body practices like mindful meditation were the most-reported CAMs. The use of alternative therapies was higher in families where the caregiver preferred natural therapies for ADHD and believed CAMs could synergistically boost conventional medicine. |
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