Mind-Body Therapy for Children with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder

doi:10.3390/children4050031

Review

. 2017 Apr 25;4(5):31.

doi: 10.3390/children4050031.

Mind-Body Therapy for Children with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder

Anne Herbert¹, Anna Esparham²

Affiliations

¹ Gottlieb Memorial Hospital, Loyola University Health System, 701 North Ave, Melrose Park, IL 60160, USA. anne.herbert@luhs.org.
² Division of Integrative Medicine, University of Kansas Medical Center, 3901 Rainbow Blvd, Mailstop 1017, Kansas City, KS 66160, USA. aesparham@kumc.edu.

PMID: 28441363
PMCID: PMC5447989
DOI: 10.3390/children4050031

Review

Mind-Body Therapy for Children with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder

Anne Herbert et al. Children (Basel). 2017.

. 2017 Apr 25;4(5):31.

doi: 10.3390/children4050031.

Authors

Anne Herbert¹, Anna Esparham²

Affiliations

¹ Gottlieb Memorial Hospital, Loyola University Health System, 701 North Ave, Melrose Park, IL 60160, USA. anne.herbert@luhs.org.
² Division of Integrative Medicine, University of Kansas Medical Center, 3901 Rainbow Blvd, Mailstop 1017, Kansas City, KS 66160, USA. aesparham@kumc.edu.

PMID: 28441363
PMCID: PMC5447989
DOI: 10.3390/children4050031

Abstract

Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is pervasive among the pediatric population and new treatments with minimal adverse effects are necessary to be studied. The purpose of this article is to review current research studying mind-body therapies for treatment of children diagnosed with ADHD. Literature was reviewed pertaining to the effectiveness of movement-based therapies and mindfulness/meditation-based therapies for ADHD. Many positive effects of yoga, Tai Chi, physical activity, and meditation may significantly improve symptoms of ADHD among children.

Keywords: alternative; attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD); children; complementary; integrative medicine; meditation; mindfulness; mind–body; pediatric; yoga.

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[1] Barry R.J., Clarke A.R., Johnstone S.J. A review electrophysiology in attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder: I. Qualitative and quantitative electroencephalopathy. Clin. Neurophysiol. 2003;114:172–183. doi: 10.1016/S1388-2457(02)00362-0. - DOI - PubMed

[2] Barry R.J., Clarke A.R., Johnstone S.J. A review electrophysiology in attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder: I. Qualitative and quantitative electroencephalopathy. Clin. Neurophysiol. 2003;114:172–183. doi: 10.1016/S1388-2457(02)00362-0. - DOI - PubMed

[3] Spencer T.J., Biederman J., Mick E. Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder: Diagnosis, lifespan, comorbidities, and neurobiology. Ambul. Pediatr. 2007;7:73–81. doi: 10.1016/j.ambp.2006.07.006. - DOI - PubMed

[4] Spencer T.J., Biederman J., Mick E. Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder: Diagnosis, lifespan, comorbidities, and neurobiology. Ambul. Pediatr. 2007;7:73–81. doi: 10.1016/j.ambp.2006.07.006. - DOI - PubMed

[5] Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder. [(accessed on 18 November 2016)];2013 Available online: http:www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/adhd/data.html.

[6] Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder. [(accessed on 18 November 2016)];2013 Available online: http:www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/adhd/data.html.

[7] Barkley R.A. Behavioral inhibition, sustained attention, and executive function: Constructing a unified theory of ADHD. Psychol. Bull. 1997;121:65–94. doi: 10.1037/0033-2909.121.1.65. - DOI - PubMed

[8] Barkley R.A. Behavioral inhibition, sustained attention, and executive function: Constructing a unified theory of ADHD. Psychol. Bull. 1997;121:65–94. doi: 10.1037/0033-2909.121.1.65. - DOI - PubMed

[9] Purper-Ouakil D., Ramoz N., Lepagnol-Bestel A.M., Gorwood P., Simonneau M. Neurobiology of attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder. Pediatr. Res. 2011;69:69R–76R. doi: 10.1203/PDR.0b013e318212b40f. - DOI - PubMed

[10] Purper-Ouakil D., Ramoz N., Lepagnol-Bestel A.M., Gorwood P., Simonneau M. Neurobiology of attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder. Pediatr. Res. 2011;69:69R–76R. doi: 10.1203/PDR.0b013e318212b40f. - DOI - PubMed

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