Multimodal Behavior Program for ADHD Incorporating Yoga and Implemented by High School Volunteers : A Pilot Study
Joint Authors
Mehta, Sanjiv
Vardhan, Jay
Shah, Devesh
Motiwala, Ashok
Mehta, Devendra
Mehta, Devendra
Mehta, Sagar
Mehta, Vijay
Source
Issue
Vol. 2011, Issue 2011 (31 Dec. 2011), pp.1-5, 5 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2011-08-11
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
5
Main Subjects
Pharmacy, Health & Medical Sciences
Pharmacology
Abstract EN
A low-cost resource approach to ADHD therapy would be a practical approach to treating children in developing countries.
Research has shown that ADHD is prevalent in all areas of the world, and yet treatment for children in more impoverished countries is still lacking.
The approach taken was to combine yoga and meditation combined with multimodal behavioral therapy program for children ageing 6 to 11.
The program was kept low cost by using trained high school volunteers and integrating the program within the public school.
After 6 weeks of the program, 90.5% of children showed improvement as measured by their performance impairment score, a measurement of academic performance.
Parent and Teacher evaluations of behavior also found improvement as 25 of the 64 children (39.1%) improved into the normal range as measured by the Vanderbilt questionnaire.
Moreover, children could successfully learn both yoga and meditation from high school students irrespective of their age, ADHD type, or initial performance impairment.
The results demonstrate efficacy of a multimodal behavioral program incorporating yoga and meditation.
The use of high school volunteers from schools in the area demonstrates an effective low-cost and universally applicable approach.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Mehta, Sanjiv& Mehta, Vijay& Mehta, Sagar& Shah, Devesh& Motiwala, Ashok& Vardhan, Jay…[et al.]. 2011. Multimodal Behavior Program for ADHD Incorporating Yoga and Implemented by High School Volunteers : A Pilot Study. ISRN Pediatrics،Vol. 2011, no. 2011, pp.1-5.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Mehta, Sanjiv…[et al.]. Multimodal Behavior Program for ADHD Incorporating Yoga and Implemented by High School Volunteers : A Pilot Study. ISRN Pediatrics No. 2011 (2011), pp.1-5.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Mehta, Sanjiv& Mehta, Vijay& Mehta, Sagar& Shah, Devesh& Motiwala, Ashok& Vardhan, Jay…[et al.]. Multimodal Behavior Program for ADHD Incorporating Yoga and Implemented by High School Volunteers : A Pilot Study. ISRN Pediatrics. 2011. Vol. 2011, no. 2011, pp.1-5.
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Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-497448