Yoga, Mindfulness, and Meditation Interventions for Youth with ADHD: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a chronic developmental disorder affecting 3–7% of children. In light of the growing utilization of yoga, mindfulness, and meditation in ADHD populations and potential benefits it has on ADHD symptoms, executive function deficits, and social functio...

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Published in:Journal of child and family studies 2018-10, Vol.27 (10), p.3155-3168
Main Authors: Chimiklis, Alyssa L., Dahl, Victoria, Spears, Angela P., Goss, Kelly, Fogarty, Katie, Chacko, Anil
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
Behavioral Science and Psychology
Bias
Child and School Psychology
Effect Size
Efficacy
Executive function
Intervention
Medical diagnosis
Meditation
Meta Analysis
Metacognition
Mindfulness
Outcomes of Treatment
Parent Child Relationship
Parent-child relations
Psychology
Review Paper
Social functioning
Social Sciences
Sociology
Systematic review
Teachers
Yoga
Youth
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Summary:Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a chronic developmental disorder affecting 3–7% of children. In light of the growing utilization of yoga, mindfulness, and meditation in ADHD populations and potential benefits it has on ADHD symptoms, executive function deficits, and social functioning, we sought to evaluate these interventions for youth with ADHD. The primary aim of this review paper is to identify the efficacy of these programs for the treatment of youth with ADHD through a systematic review and meta-analysis. A systematic literature search was conducted in the following electronic databases: PsychINFO, ERIC, PubMed, and MEDLINE. Studies were included in the meta-analytic review if participants were between 5–17 years old, had a diagnosis of ADHD or met symptom threshold on psychometrically-validated measure of ADHD symptoms, was a treatment outcome study, and was published in a peer-reviewed English-language journal. The effect sizes of eleven studies demonstrate that yoga, mindfulness-based interventions, and/or meditation had a statistically significant effect on the outcomes of ADHD symptoms, hyperactivity, and inattention (parent and teacher report), as well as parent-child relationship, executive functioning, on-task behavior, parent stress, and parent trait-mindfulness (p 
ISSN:1062-1024
1573-2843
DOI:10.1007/s10826-018-1148-7