Advanced progress in Pharmacotherapy Research for ADHD

Abstract

Currently, the most popular method of curing ADHD is pharmacotherapy. The mechanism of ADHD is the key to decide how to cure it. The actual mechanism of ADHD has been widely discussing and hasnt reached the end. Pharmacotherapy is the therapy with the most significant efficacy in a short period of time. Moreover, its easier for the patients to access the drugs. However, there are some existing problems. There are side effects of ADHD such as poor appetite. Additionally, some of the patients may be resistant to central agonists. CBT aims to cure ADHD patients by treating their behaviors decently and is the most likely therapy that can fully cure ADHD. The problem of CBT is that it needs a systematic schedule designed by professionals and takes a lot of time. Recent researches show that BCI is an effective way to relieve the symptoms of ADHD as well as a promising future. On the contrary, BCI cost highly that the normal families can hardly afford it. Whats more, the efficacy of BCI is still investigating. This paper aims to review the mechanism of ADHD and the current therapies for curing ADHD, involving the most widely used one, pharmacotherapy, behavioral therapy (mainly discussing cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT)) as well as brain-computer interface (BCI) by analyzing their main mechanism, advantages and disadvantages towards curing ADHD.