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A Pilot Trial of Mindfulness Meditation Training for ADHD in Adulthood: Impact on Core Symptoms, Executive Functioning, and Emotion Dysregulation.

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Mitchell, JT; McIntyre, EM; English, JS; Dennis, MF; Beckham, JC; Kollins, SH
Published in: J Atten Disord
November 2017

OBJECTIVE: Mindfulness meditation training is garnering increasing empirical interest as an intervention for ADHD in adulthood, although no studies of mindfulness as a standalone treatment have included a sample composed entirely of adults with ADHD or a comparison group. The aim of this study was to assess the feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary efficacy of mindfulness meditation for ADHD, executive functioning (EF), and emotion dysregulation symptoms in an adult ADHD sample. METHOD: Adults with ADHD were stratified by ADHD medication status and otherwise randomized into an 8-week group-based mindfulness treatment ( n = 11) or waitlist group ( n = 9). RESULTS: Treatment feasibility and acceptability were positive. In addition, self-reported ADHD and EF symptoms (assessed in the laboratory and ecological momentary assessment), clinician ratings of ADHD and EF symptoms, and self-reported emotion dysregulation improved for the treatment group relative to the waitlist group over time with large effect sizes. Improvement was not observed for EF tasks. CONCLUSION: Findings support preliminary treatment efficacy, though require larger trials.

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J Atten Disord

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EISSN

1557-1246

Publication Date

November 2017

Volume

21

Issue

13

Start / End Page

1105 / 1120

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Young Adult
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Teaching
  • Self Report
  • Quality of Life
  • Pilot Projects
  • Patient Acceptance of Health Care
  • Mindfulness
  • Middle Aged
  • Meditation
 

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Mitchell, J. T., McIntyre, E. M., English, J. S., Dennis, M. F., Beckham, J. C., & Kollins, S. H. (2017). A Pilot Trial of Mindfulness Meditation Training for ADHD in Adulthood: Impact on Core Symptoms, Executive Functioning, and Emotion Dysregulation. J Atten Disord, 21(13), 1105–1120. https://doi.org/10.1177/1087054713513328
Mitchell, John T., Elizabeth M. McIntyre, Joseph S. English, Michelle F. Dennis, Jean C. Beckham, and Scott H. Kollins. “A Pilot Trial of Mindfulness Meditation Training for ADHD in Adulthood: Impact on Core Symptoms, Executive Functioning, and Emotion Dysregulation.J Atten Disord 21, no. 13 (November 2017): 1105–20. https://doi.org/10.1177/1087054713513328.
Mitchell JT, McIntyre EM, English JS, Dennis MF, Beckham JC, Kollins SH. A Pilot Trial of Mindfulness Meditation Training for ADHD in Adulthood: Impact on Core Symptoms, Executive Functioning, and Emotion Dysregulation. J Atten Disord. 2017 Nov;21(13):1105–20.
Mitchell, John T., et al. “A Pilot Trial of Mindfulness Meditation Training for ADHD in Adulthood: Impact on Core Symptoms, Executive Functioning, and Emotion Dysregulation.J Atten Disord, vol. 21, no. 13, Nov. 2017, pp. 1105–20. Pubmed, doi:10.1177/1087054713513328.
Mitchell JT, McIntyre EM, English JS, Dennis MF, Beckham JC, Kollins SH. A Pilot Trial of Mindfulness Meditation Training for ADHD in Adulthood: Impact on Core Symptoms, Executive Functioning, and Emotion Dysregulation. J Atten Disord. 2017 Nov;21(13):1105–1120.
Journal cover image

Published In

J Atten Disord

DOI

EISSN

1557-1246

Publication Date

November 2017

Volume

21

Issue

13

Start / End Page

1105 / 1120

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Young Adult
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Teaching
  • Self Report
  • Quality of Life
  • Pilot Projects
  • Patient Acceptance of Health Care
  • Mindfulness
  • Middle Aged
  • Meditation