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Clinical Application of Mindfulness-Oriented Meditation: A Preliminary Study in Children with ADHD

Mindfulness-oriented meditation (MOM) is a self-regulatory training used for attentional and behavioral problems. With its focus on attention, MOM is a promising form of training that is gaining empirical support as a complementary or alternative intervention for attention deficit/hyperactivity diso...

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Autores principales: Santonastaso, Ornella, Zaccari, Vittoria, Crescentini, Cristiano, Fabbro, Franco, Capurso, Viviana, Vicari, Stefano, Menghini, Deny
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7557753/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32971803
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17186916
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author Santonastaso, Ornella
Zaccari, Vittoria
Crescentini, Cristiano
Fabbro, Franco
Capurso, Viviana
Vicari, Stefano
Menghini, Deny
author_facet Santonastaso, Ornella
Zaccari, Vittoria
Crescentini, Cristiano
Fabbro, Franco
Capurso, Viviana
Vicari, Stefano
Menghini, Deny
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description Mindfulness-oriented meditation (MOM) is a self-regulatory training used for attentional and behavioral problems. With its focus on attention, MOM is a promising form of training that is gaining empirical support as a complementary or alternative intervention for attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). In this study, we tested the preliminary efficacy of MOM training in children with ADHD, by comparing its efficacy with an active control condition (Emotion Education Program, EEP). Twenty-five children with ADHD aged 7–11 years participated in MOM training (n = 15) or EEP (n = 10) 3 times per week for 8 weeks. Neuropsychological and academic measures and behavioral, emotional, and mindfulness ratings were collected before and after the two programs. On average, MOM training had positive effects on neuropsychological measures, as evidenced by a significant mean improvement in all outcome measures after training. Moreover, positive effects on ADHD symptoms were found only in the MOM group. Although they are preliminary, our results documented that MOM training promotes changes in neuropsychological measures and in certain behavioral symptoms, suggesting it as a promising tool for ameliorating cognitive and clinical manifestations of ADHD.
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spelling pubmed-75577532020-10-20 Clinical Application of Mindfulness-Oriented Meditation: A Preliminary Study in Children with ADHD Santonastaso, Ornella Zaccari, Vittoria Crescentini, Cristiano Fabbro, Franco Capurso, Viviana Vicari, Stefano Menghini, Deny Int J Environ Res Public Health Article Mindfulness-oriented meditation (MOM) is a self-regulatory training used for attentional and behavioral problems. With its focus on attention, MOM is a promising form of training that is gaining empirical support as a complementary or alternative intervention for attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). In this study, we tested the preliminary efficacy of MOM training in children with ADHD, by comparing its efficacy with an active control condition (Emotion Education Program, EEP). Twenty-five children with ADHD aged 7–11 years participated in MOM training (n = 15) or EEP (n = 10) 3 times per week for 8 weeks. Neuropsychological and academic measures and behavioral, emotional, and mindfulness ratings were collected before and after the two programs. On average, MOM training had positive effects on neuropsychological measures, as evidenced by a significant mean improvement in all outcome measures after training. Moreover, positive effects on ADHD symptoms were found only in the MOM group. Although they are preliminary, our results documented that MOM training promotes changes in neuropsychological measures and in certain behavioral symptoms, suggesting it as a promising tool for ameliorating cognitive and clinical manifestations of ADHD. MDPI 2020-09-22 2020-09 /pmc/articles/PMC7557753/ /pubmed/32971803 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17186916 Text en © 2020 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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Clinical Application of Mindfulness-Oriented Meditation: A Preliminary Study in Children with ADHD
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