ReviewCurrent psychiatry reports2012
Emerging support for a role of exercise in attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder intervention planning.
Review in Current psychiatry reports, 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT02642666 (The Effects of Yoga on Attention, Impulsivity and Hyperactivity in Pre-school Age Children With ADHD Symptoms), which is not on this map. Cited by 31 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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The Effects of Yoga on Attention, Impulsivity and Hyperactivity in Pre-school Age Children With ADHD Symptoms
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31 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Exercise prescription to improve inhibitory control in children and adolescents with ADHD: a network meta-analysis.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2025Pooled it
- Impact of physical exercise on children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorders: Evidence through a meta-analysis.Medicine · 2019Pooled it
- Sweat it out? The effects of physical exercise on cognition and behavior in children and adults with ADHD: a systematic literature review.Journal of neural transmission (Vienna, Austria : 1996) · 2017Pooled it
- Effects of progressive aerobic training on neural synchrony and functional connectivity in internet gaming disorder: a randomized controlled fMRI study.BMC psychiatry · 2025Trial
- Effects of Acute Exercise on Resting EEG in Children with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder.Child psychiatry and human development · 2018Trial
- Effects of Yoga on Attention, Impulsivity, and Hyperactivity in Preschool-Aged Children with Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Symptoms.Journal of developmental and behavioral pediatrics : JDBP · 2018Trial
- A randomized trial examining the effects of aerobic physical activity on attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder symptoms in young children.Journal of abnormal child psychology · 2015Trial
- Effects of a selected exercise programon executive function of children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.Journal of medicine and lifeTrial
- Effects of a Combined Physical Activity and Hypnosis-Based Mindfulness Intervention on ADHD Symptoms, Perceptual-Motor Abilities, and Balance in Children with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Physical activity and short-form video addiction among adolescents: the chain mediating role of cognitive flexibility and anxiety.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- The effect of basketball intervention on executive function in children with autism spectrum disorders.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2025Article
- Acute Effects of Walking and Standing on Executive Function in Children with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder: A Feasibility Study.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- The effects of a four-month skateboarding intervention on motor, cognitive, and symptom levels in children with ADHD.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2024Article
- Enhancing attention in children using an integrated cognitive-physical videogame: A pilot study.NPJ digital medicine · 2023Article
- Dimensions of physical activity as related to child attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder symptoms and impairment.Clinical child psychology and psychiatry · 2022Article
- Integrated cognitive and physical fitness training enhances attention abilities in older adults.npj aging · 2022Article
- Be Fit, Be Sharp, Be Well: The Case for Exercise as a Treatment for Cognitive Impairment in Late-life Depression.Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society : JINS · 2021Review
- Tai Chi training for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder: A feasibility trial in college students.Complementary therapies in medicine · 2020Article
- Acute Physical Activity, Executive Function, and Attention Performance in Children with Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder and Typically Developing Children: An Experimental Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
- Effect of Vigorous Physical Activity on Executive Control in Middle-School Students.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2019Article
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Abstract
Recent years have seen an expansion of interest in non-pharmacological interventions for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Although considerable treatment development has focused on cognitive training programs, compelling evidence indicates that intense aerobic exercise enhances brain structure and function, and as such, might be beneficial to children with ADHD. This paper reviews evidence for a direct impact of exercise on neural functioning and preliminary evidence that exercise may have positive effects on children with ADHD. At present, data are promising and support the need for further study, but are insufficient to recommend widespread use of such interventions for children with ADHD.
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