Table 1. Design and Treatment Characteristics of Studies Included in the Meta-Analysis ^a.

Topic	Author	Type of Research	Treatment/Session
Effectiveness of self-control treatment on social skills in ADHD students	Beh Pajooh et al. (18)	Quasi-experimental	Self-control/4 sessions
Effectiveness of self-regulation of attentive behavior, self-regulation of motivational behavior, and verbal self-instruction on symptoms of attention deficit/hyperactivity	Moradi et al. (29)	Quasi-experimental	Self-regulation of attention behavior, self-regulation of motivational behavior, and verbal self-instruction/10
Effectiveness of cognitive behavioral therapy on self-perception in ADHD students	Salehi et al. (21)	Experimental	Cognitive behavioral/19
Effectiveness of early play treatment on ADHD students’ attentive-inattentive behaviors	Shoshtari et al. (30)	Experimental	Play treatment/12
The effectiveness of using perceptual-motor practices on behavioral disorder among five to eight year old children with ADHD	Dehghan et al. (24)	Quasi-experimental	Perceptual-motor practices/18
The efficacy of short-term executive functions training on the reduction of symptoms of attention deficit and hyperactivity of elementary boy students in Isfahan metropolitan area	Saheban et al. (26)	Experimental	Short-term executive functions training/9
The efficacy of neurofeedback, compared to retalian, and combined neurofeedback and ritalin for the reduction of ADHD symptoms	Yaghubi et al. (17)	Quasi-experimental	Neurofeedback, retalin, & drug combination/10
Which symptoms of ADHD would improve with play therapy and yoga?	Saadat (31)	Quasi-experimental	Play therapy and yoga
The effect of narrative therapy on increase of attention and decrease of hyperactivity in children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder	Shafieian (32)	Quasi-experimental	Narrative therapy/11
The effects of training neurofeedback on decreasing the intensity of ADHD symptoms in primary students	Hagighi (33)	Experimental	Neurofeedback therapy/40
Effectiveness of cognitive-behavioral therapy in reducing symptoms in children with ADHD	Rahmanzadeh (34)	Experimental	Cognitive-behavioral therapy/12
The effect of aerobic exercises on the visual and auditory attention of pre-school boys with ADHD in Isfahan in 2009-2010	Abedi et al. (35)	Quasi-experimental	Aerobic exercise training therapy/12
Impact of training self-regulation of attentional and motivational behaviors, and verbal self-instruction on ADHD symptoms amelioration	Hashemi Nosrat Abad et al. (36)	Quasi-experimental	Self-care behaviors, self-stimulation behaviors, verbal self-instruction
Few effects of far transfer of working memory training in ADHD: a randomized controlled trial	Egeland et al. (37)	Experimental	Working memory training/25
Effectiveness of a school-based multicomponent program for the treatment of children with ADHD	Miranda et al. (38)	Experimental	Multicomponent program/6
Comparing therapeutic effects of reboxetine with placebo in adult patients with ADHD: A randomized placebo-controlled clinical trial	Riahi et al. (39)	Clinical trial	Reboxetine & placebo/6
Comparative effectiveness of three treatments In reducing hyperactivity disorder in third and fourth levels of male primary school children in Shiraz, Iran	Hadianfard et al. (28)	Experimental	Verbal self-education and mother verbal self-education/8

^a Abbreviation: ADHD, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.