00:00 Intoduction
00:45 Brief discussion of mindfulness meditation for ADHD and its history
03:21 Lydia Zylowska’s book on mindfulness meditation for adult ADHD
03:41 Book by Zylowska and John Mitchell on mindfulness practices for adult ADHD – a clinician’s manual
06:16 Review of a 2016 meta-analyses of this treatment and its results
07:48 Review of a second meta-analysis from 2020 and its results
09:01 Review of the latest meta-analysis from 2021 and its results
14:50 Discussion of the potential side effects (adverse events) from mindfulness practices for ADHD

Here I discuss the issue of whether mindfulness meditation or mindfulness-based practices throughout the day is beneficial to adult ADHD.

The references that I use in the video can be found here:

Interview with Lydia Zylowska on Mindfulness Meditation for ADHD at ADDitude.com. https://www.additudemag.com/mindfulne...

L. Zylowska (2012). The Mindfulness Prescription for Adult ADHD. Shambhala Publications
https://www.amazon.com/Mindfulness-Pr...

L. Zylowska & J. T. Mitchell (2020). Mindfulness for Adult ADHD: A Clinician’s Guide. New York: Guilford Publications.
https://www.amazon.com/Mindfulness-Ad...

M. Cairncross et al. (2016). The effectiveness of mindfulness-based therapies for ADHD: A meta-analytic review. Journal of Attention Disorders, 24(5).
https://doi.org/10.1177/1087054715625301

Poissant, H. et al. (2020). A meta-analysis of mindfulness-based Interventions in Adults with Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: Impact on ADHD Symptoms, Depression, and Executive Functioning. Mindfulness, 11, 2669-2681.
https://link.springer.com/article/10....

Oliva, F. et al. (2021). The efficacy of mindfulness-based interventions in attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder beyond core symptoms: A systematic review, meta-analysis, and meta-regression. Journal of Affective Disorders, 292(1), 475-486.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2021.05...

J. T. Mitchell et al. (2018). Adverse events in mindfulness-based interventions for ADHD. The ADHD Report, 2018, p. 15.
Guilford.com