ADHD: Medication or Meditation?
- Conditions
- ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder)10009841
- Registration Number
- NL-OMON44743
- Lead Sponsor
- niversiteit van Amsterdam
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 150
- The child is between 9 and 18 years of age (also turning 9 during time of study)
- The child has a primary DSM classification of ADHD
- ADHD is verified by standardized structured DSM interview
- (Estimated) IQ is over 80
- At least one parent is willing to participate in the Mindful Parenting training
- (Estimated) IQ is below 80
- Suicidal risk
- Suffering from psychosis, schizophrenia, or untreated PTSD
- Co morbid conduct problems that are so severe, already during intake, that interaction/talking between parent and child is not possible.
- Current or previous use of methylphenidate in the past month
- Current or previous participation in mindfulness training in the past month
- Participation in a currently active other psychological intervention
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>Attention problems (also hyperactivity and impulsivity) as reported by the<br /><br>parents, child, teacher, and test observer. </p><br>
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>Symptoms of anxiety, depression, social functioning, stress, tiredness and<br /><br>quality of life.</p><br>