New Study Shows Meditation Can Help Kids With ADHD
WEDNESDAY, 22 MARCH 2006
It turns out that not only stressed-out adults can benefit from meditation. A new study revealed that transcendental meditation can help children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder or ADHD overcome their condition. They can now find a new hope in coping with the disorder aside from the usual medications.
In the study conducted by Dr. William Stixrud and educator Sarina Grosswald, the children were made to sit in silence, close their eyes and relax for 10 minutes twice everyday. While meditating, they did nothing else but think of a mantra which usually consists of only one word.
The results of the study showed significant improvements in a number of areas. Meditation helped the kids improve their organizational skills, memory and attention, among other factors. Aside from that, the results showed a 45 to 50 percent reduction in stress, anxiety and depression. The results are so significant, that even Grosswald herself was surprised upon seeing them. “It really did exceed my expectations in looking at the results that we saw,” she says.
While there haven't been any studies conducted that shows meditation as a definite alternative to medications, the new method is showing some promise. Stixtrud, who is a clinical neuropsychologist at the George Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri, has this to say, “it's crazy that we'd have kids, where the first response for a kid who's anxious is put him on medicine and not teach him a way to regulate his own mind and body.”
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