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Mindfulness meditation effectively improves attention in highly inattentive individuals

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Is it true that mindfulness meditation effectively improves attention in highly inattentive individuals?

Yes. Multiple peer-reviewed studies and systematic reviews indicate that mindfulness meditation and related therapies effectively reduce inattention and improve attention scores in individuals with high inattentiveness, such as those with ADHD or attention problems.

Verdict: SUPPORTED · 5 sources for, 1 against · Last checked

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Evidence for · 5
OpenAIRE: Mindfulness Training Improves Attention: Evidence from Behavioral and Event-related Potential Analyses
2023
Shows mindfulness training improves sustained attention capacity in college students, not specifically highly inattentive individuals.
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OpenAIRE: Mindfulness Training Improves Attention: Evidence from Behavioral and Event-related Potential Analyses. (2023). OpenAIRE. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10548-023-00938-z

Evidence against · 1
The effectiveness of a single session of mindfulness-based cognitive training on cardiac vagal control and core symptoms in children and adolescents with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD): a preliminary randomized controlled trial
2022
Finds a single session of mindfulness-based cognitive training does not significantly improve continuous performance test scores of attention in ADHD children.
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Robe, A. & Dobrean, A. (2022). The effectiveness of a single session of mindfulness-based cognitive training on cardiac vagal control and core symptoms in children and adolescents with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD): a preliminary randomized controlled trial. peer-reviewed literature. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00787-022-02005-7

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Meditation-based therapies for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder in children, adolescents and adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis
2018
Meta-analysis shows meditation-based therapies significantly decrease ADHD core symptoms including inattention.
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Zhang, J., Díaz-Román, A., & Cortese, S. (2018). Meditation-based therapies for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder in children, adolescents and adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis. peer-reviewed literature. https://doi.org/10.1136/ebmental-2018-300015

The influence of mindfulness meditation on inattention and physiological markers of stress on students with learning disabilities and/or attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.
2020
Demonstrates mindfulness meditation decreased inattention in students with attention problems and learning disabilities.
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Gabriely, R., Tarrasch, R., Velicki, M., & Ovadia-Blechman, Z. (2020). The influence of mindfulness meditation on inattention and physiological markers of stress on students with learning disabilities and/or attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.. peer-reviewed literature. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ridd.2020.103630

The Effects of Mindfulness for Youth (MYmind) versus Group Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in Improving Attention and Reducing Behavioral Problems among Children with Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder and Their Parents: A Randomized Controlled Trial
2023
Randomized controlled trial finds mindfulness-based interventions improve attention in children with ADHD.
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Wong, S. Y. S., Chan, S., Yip, B. H., Wang, W., Lo, H., Zhang, D., & Bögels, S. (2023). The Effects of Mindfulness for Youth (MYmind) versus Group Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in Improving Attention and Reducing Behavioral Problems among Children with Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder and Their Parents: A Randomized Controlled Trial. peer-reviewed literature. https://doi.org/10.1159/000534962

A Systematic Review of Yoga and Meditation for Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder in Children
2023
Systematic review indicates meditation positively affects attention in children with ADHD.
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Gonzalez, N. A., Sakhamuri, N., Athiyaman, S., Randhi, B., Gutlapalli, S. D., Pu, J., Zaidi, M., Patel, M., Atluri, L. M., & Franchini, A. P. A. (2023). A Systematic Review of Yoga and Meditation for Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder in Children. peer-reviewed literature. https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.36143

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