SynthesisEvidence-based mental health2018
Meditation-based therapies for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder in children, adolescents and adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
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- Effects of Six Types of Exercise Interventions on Inhibitory Control, Executive Function, and Gross Motor Skills in Children With ADHD: A Network Meta-Analysis of 26 Randomized Controlled Trials.Brain and behavior · 2025Pooled it
- Cost-Effectiveness of a Child and Parent Mindfulness-Based Training Versus Medication for Childhood ADHD.Journal of attention disorders · 2026Trial
- A randomised controlled trial (MindChamp) of a mindfulness-based intervention for children with ADHD and their parents.Journal of child psychology and psychiatry, and allied disciplines · 2022Trial
- The effect of a mindfulness-based intervention on executive, behavioural and socio-emotional competencies in very preterm young adolescents.Scientific reports · 2021Trial
- Clinical Application of Mindfulness-Oriented Meditation: A Preliminary Study in Children with ADHD.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Trial
- Closed-loop digital meditation for neurocognitive and behavioral development in adolescents with childhood neglect.Translational psychiatry · 2020Trial
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- Assessing willingness and preference for body scan practices in ADHD: a survey study.BMC complementary medicine and therapies · 2025Article
- From Consensus Statement to Pills to Pixels: New Innovations in Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder Care.Journal of child and adolescent psychopharmacology · 2024Review
- Conduct problems, hyperactivity, and screen time among community youth: can mindfulness help? an exploratory study.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2024Article
- Training of Awareness in ADHD: Leveraging Metacognition.Journal of psychiatry and brain science · 2024Article
- A systematic meta-review of systematic reviews on attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.European psychiatry : the journal of the Association of European Psychiatrists · 2023Review
- ADHD in children and adolescents: Review of current practice of non-pharmacological and behavioural management.AIMS public health · 2023Review
- Mindfulness for Children With ADHD and Mindful Parenting (MindChamp): A Qualitative Study on Feasibility and Effects.Journal of attention disorders · 2021Article
- The World Federation of ADHD International Consensus Statement: 208 Evidence-based conclusions about the disorder.Neuroscience and biobehavioral reviews · 2021Review
- The impact of psychological theory on the treatment of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in adults: A scoping review.PloS one · 2021Article
- Resting State Functional Connectivity Associated With Sahaja Yoga Meditation.Frontiers in human neuroscience · 2021Article
- Non-pharmacologic management of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder in children and adolescents: a review.Translational pediatrics · 2020Review
- Biological mechanism study of meditation and its application in mental disorders.General psychiatry · 2020Review
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Abstract
backgroundThe efficacy of meditation-based therapies for attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) across the lifespan remains uncertain.
objectiveTo conduct a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials (RCTs) assessing the efficacy of meditation-based therapies for ADHD core symptoms and associated neuropsychological dysfunctions in children/adolescents or adults with ADHD.
methodsWe searched Pubmed, PsycInfo, Embase+Embase Classic, Ovid Medline and Web of Knowledge with no language, date or type of document restriction, up to 5 May 2018. Random-effects model was used. Heterogeneity was assessed with Cochran's Q and I
findings13 RCTs (seven in children/adolescents, n=270 and six in adults, n=339) were retained. Only one RCT was double-blind.Meditation-based therapies were significantly more efficacious than the control conditions in decreasing the severity of ADHD core symptoms (inattention+hyperactivity/impulsivity: children/adolescents: Hedge's g=-0.44, 95% CI -0.69 to -0.19, I
conclusionsDespite statistically significant effects on ADHD combined core symptoms, due to paucity of RCTs, heterogeneity across studies and lack of studies at low risk of bias, there is insufficient methodologically sound evidence to support meditation-based therapies for ADHD. TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER: PROSPERO 2018 [CRD42018096156].
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