Play therapy efficacy in ADHD-symptom reduction as measured by the Test of Variables of Attention (TOVA).

We aimed to investigate the effect of play therapy combined with the standard psychotropic medication treatment, compared to only standard psychotropic medication treatment in ADHD children as measured by the test of variables of attention (TOVA). This is a case-control study conducted at Soerojo Hospital, Magelang, Indonesia. Children ( = 66) were purposively recruited.

Children and young people's beliefs about mental health and illness in Indonesia: A qualitative study informed by the Common Sense Model of Self-Regulation.

Background: Mental illness is a leading cause of disease burden amongst children and young people (CYP). This is exacerbated in low- and middle-income (LMIC) countries which often have embryonic care structures. Understanding and targeting illness beliefs is a potentially efficacious way of optimising the development of health prevention interventions.