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Some examples include exercise, [1] sleep improvement, [2] and dietary habits. [3] Non-pharmacological interventions may be intended to prevent or treat (ameliorate or cure) diseases or other health-related conditions, or to improve public health. They can be educational and may involve a variety of lifestyle or environmental changes. [4]
A systematic review summarized available evidence on interventions to reduce anxiety in school children with autism spectrum disorder. Of the 24 studies reviewed, 22 used a cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) approach. The review found that CBT was moderately to highly effective at reducing anxiety in school children with autism spectrum ...
[292] [293] [294] Several interventions can help children with autism, [295] and no single treatment is best, with treatment typically tailored to the child's needs. [296] Studies of interventions have methodological problems that prevent definitive conclusions about efficacy, [297] but the development of evidence-based interventions has ...
Social skills have been shown to be effective in treating children with autism. [68] Interventions that attempt to improve communication are commonly conducted by speech and language therapists, and work on joint attention, communicative intent, and alternative or augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) methods such as visual methods ...
Complaints of non-restorative sleep without troubles of initiating or maintaining sleep are excluded. These difficulties are not primarily caused by a circadian rhythm disorder. In the case of a circadian rhythm disorder treatments such as phototherapy or chronobiologic interventions might be more suitable. However many primary insomnia ...
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder management options are evidence-based practices with established treatment efficacy for ADHD.Approaches that have been evaluated in the management of ADHD symptoms include FDA-approved pharmacologic treatment and other pharmaceutical agents, psychological or behavioral approaches, combined pharmacological and behavioral approaches, cognitive training ...
A 2019 review found sensory integration therapy to be effective for autism spectrum disorder. [63] Another study from 2018 backs up the intervention for children with special needs, [64] Additionally, the American Occupational Therapy Association supports the intervention. [65]
Non-pharmacological treatment of insomnia has become an alternative replacement or complement to routine medical care. [7] People can use progressive muscle relaxation as a treatment for some cases of insomnia, particularly chronic insomnia. [7] People use PMR to reduce physical tension and interrupt the racing thoughts processes that affect ...