BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
April 7, 2022
Eva Sophie Potharst, Irena Veringa-Skiba, Esther Van Broekhuizen et al.
Background: Because of the far-reaching negative consequences of high levels of (parental) stress for the mother, infant, the mother-infant relationship, and family functioning, psychological support for young mothers is important. Mindful with Your Baby is a mindfulness-based intervention, originally developed and evaluated in a clinical population of mothers with mental health issues and/or...
Journal of Attention Disorders
September 15, 2018
Anna Ridderinkhof, Esther I. de Bruin, Sanne van den Driesschen et al.
52 citations
Objective: Children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) show atypical attention. Mindfulness-based programs (MBPs), with self-regulation of attention as a basic component, could benefit these children. Method: We investigated how 49 children with ASD differed from 51 typically developing (TD) children in their attention systems; and whether their attention systems were improved by an MBP for...
BMC Psychiatry
July 25, 2018
Nienke M. Siebelink, Susan Maria Bögels, Lisanne M. Boerboom et al.
29 citations
BACKGROUND: Self-control in childhood has been linked to long-term and cascading effects on health, academic, criminality, wealth and parenting outcomes. Hence it is important to target self-control deficits early in life. Self-control deficits are a hallmark of Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). Even after receiving care-as-usual (CAU) for ADHD, impaired self-control often...
Mindfulness
October 5, 2017
Anna Ridderinkhof, Esther I. de Bruin, René Blom et al.
145 citations
A combined mindfulness-based program for children and their parents (MYmind) was beneficial for adolescents with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). In this study, we investigated whether this program is also beneficial for younger children with ASD, whether effects last on the long-term, and whether it reduces common comorbid problems. Forty-five children referred with ASD aged 8 until 19 years...
Journal of Child and Family Studies
September 21, 2011
Eva Van de Weijer-Bergsma, Anne R. Formsma, Esther I. de Bruin et al.
320 citations
The effectiveness of an 8-week mindfulness training for adolescents aged 11-15 years with ADHD and parallel Mindful Parenting training for their parents was evaluated, using questionnaires as well as computerized attention tests. Adolescents (N = 10), their parents (N = 19) and tutors (N = 7) completed measurements before, immediately after, 8 weeks after and 16 weeks after training....