Mindfulness meditation training in adults and adolescents with ADHD: A feasibility study

Journal of Attention Disorders

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 737-746

  Zylowska, Lidia ^a,c   Ackerman, Deborah L ^a   Yang, May H ^a   Futrell, Julie L ^a   Horton, Nancy L ^a   Hale, T Sigi ^a   Pataki, Caroly ^b   Smalley, Susan L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

ADHD; Feasibility pilot; Meditation; Mindfulness; Neurocognitive measures

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AFFECT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDITATION; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SATISFACTION; TEACHING;

ADOLESCENT; AFFECT; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDITATION; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TEACHING;

EID: 41849125660     PISSN: 10870547     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1087054707308502     Document Type: Article

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