The impact of mindfulness therapy in individuals with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD): a systematic review ( El impacto de la terapia mindfulness en personas con Trastorno por Déficit de Atención/Hiperactividad (TDAH): una revisión sistemática )
Lucía Sánchez-Soto, Ándrés Sánchez Suricalday
Journal for the Study of Education and Development Infancia y Aprendizaje May 2, 2023 DOI: 10.1080/02103702.2023.2191427 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Systematic review Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Population | People with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) |
| Intervention | Cognitive mindfulness therapy |
| Topics | Meditation |
| Citations | 3 |
| Key findings | The authors report that cognitive mindfulness therapy produced a strong positive impact on both cognitive variables (attention, concentration, emotional regulation) and behavioural variables (hyperactivity, impulsiveness, inhibitory control) across the 34 reviewed experimental articles, and conclude that mindfulness is a positive complementary treatment for people with ADHD. |
Abstract
Taking into account the complementary treatments used today, this study examines the impact of cognitive mindfulness therapy in persons with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). A systematic review was carried out following the PRISMA method, including a total of 34 experimental articles from scholarly journals indexed in Web of Science and Scopus whose year of publication is limited to the last five years (2017–2021). The variables studied the most in the scholarly publications are divided into two categories: cognitive (attention, concentration and emotional regulation) and behavioural (hyperactivity, impulsiveness and inhibitory control). A standard table reflects what variables are used in each publication examined. A strong positive impact was found for both types of variables after the application of this therapy, which produced positive effects in the samples. Mindfulness is a positive complementary treatment in people with ADHD.
Comparable studies
Other systematic reviews and meta-analyses on meditation, most cited first.
| Study | Year | Design | Participants |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meditation Programs for Psychological Stress and Well-being Diverse adult clinical populations | 2014 | Meta-analysis | n = 3,515 |
| Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction for Stress Management in Healthy People: A Review and Meta-Analysis Healthy subjects | 2009 | Systematic review and meta-analysis | |
| The psychological effects of meditation: A meta-analysis. Nonclinical groups of adult meditators | 2012 | Meta-analysis | n = 163 |
| Efficacy of Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy in Prevention of Depressive Relapse Adults with recurrent depression in full or partial remission | 2016 | Meta-analysis of individual patient data from randomized controlled trials | n = 1,258 |
| Mindfulness‐Based Stress Reduction and Mindfulness‐Based Cognitive Therapy – a systematic review of randomized controlled trials | 2011 | Systematic review |
Citations in the library
Cites 25
- Mindfulness for children with ADHD and Mindful Parenting (MindChamp): Protocol of a randomised controlled trial comparing a family Mindfulness-Based Intervention as an add-on to care-as-usual with care-as-usual only BMC Psychiatry July 25, 2018
- An EEG Investigation of the Attention-Related Impact of Mindfulness Training in Youth With ADHD: Outcomes and Methodological Considerations Journal of Attention Disorders July 27, 2017
- Mindfulness Interventions for College Students with ADHD: A Multiple Single Case Research Design Journal of College Student Psychotherapy March 22, 2018
- Entrenamiento en Mindfulness para Pacientes con Trastorno por Déficit de Atención con Hiperactividad (TDAH): una Revisión Descriptiva Revista de Psicoterapia March 1, 2016
- Family Mindfulness Training for Childhood ADHD: Short- and Long-Term Effects on Children, Fathers and Mothers Mindfulness December 1, 2021
and 20 more in the library