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The Effects of Mindfulness Meditation on Core Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Symptoms, Family Functioning

Lifang Wang1, Mei Wang2, Cheng Chang1

  • 1Department of Child Health, Xi'an Children's Hospital, Xi'an, 710000, People's Republic of China.

Journal of Multidisciplinary Healthcare
|December 1, 2025
PubMed

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Mindfulness meditation significantly improved attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) symptoms and family functioning in children. Combining meditation with medication enhanced outcomes, suggesting its potential as a complementary ADHD treatment.

Area of Science:

  • Pediatric Psychology
  • Mindfulness-Based Interventions
  • Neurodevelopmental Disorders

Background:

  • Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) presents significant challenges in childhood, impacting core symptoms, family dynamics, and social interactions.
  • Current treatments for ADHD often involve medication, but complementary therapies are being explored to enhance efficacy and address broader functional impairments.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the impact of family mindfulness meditation, combined with medication, on core ADHD symptoms, family functioning, and social functioning in young children.
  • To compare the effects of a combined intervention (mindfulness meditation + medication) against medication alone.

Main Methods:

  • A randomized controlled trial involving 43 children aged 6-9 years diagnosed with ADHD.
  • Participants were assigned to either an intervention group (mindfulness meditation + medication) or a control group (medication alone).
  • Pre- and post-intervention assessments were conducted using standardized scales measuring ADHD symptoms, life skills, and psychosocial functioning.

Main Results:

  • The intervention group demonstrated significant improvements in life skills, conduct problems, psychosomatic issues, and attention-visual function compared to baseline.
  • The control group showed improvements primarily in hyperactivity-impulsivity and psychosomatic problems.
  • Post-intervention, the mindfulness meditation group exhibited superior improvements in conduct and psychosomatic problems compared to the control group.

Conclusions:

  • Family mindfulness meditation, when integrated with medication, offers a promising approach to ameliorate core ADHD symptoms and enhance family functioning in children.
  • The findings underscore the potential of mindfulness-based interventions as a valuable adjunct to standard ADHD pharmacotherapy.
Abstract

Keywords:
attention-deficit hyperactivity disordercore symptomsfamily mindfulness meditationintegrated visual and auditory continuous performance testsocial function

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