A mindfulness-based intervention for self-management of verbal and physical aggression by adolescents with Prader-Willi syndrome
| Autor: | Nirbhay N. Singh, Rachel E. Myers, Theresa M Courtney, Kristen Nugent, Giulio E. Lancioni, Bryan T. Karazsia |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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congenital hereditary and neonatal diseases and abnormalities 050103 clinical psychology medicine.medical_specialty Mindfulness Adolescent media_common.quotation_subject Population Developmental Neuroscience Intervention (counseling) medicine Humans 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences Meditation education Psychiatry media_common education.field_of_study Self-management Aggression Self-Management 05 social sciences Rehabilitation nutritional and metabolic diseases General Medicine Test (assessment) Pediatrics Perinatology and Child Health Verbal aggression medicine.symptom Psychology Prader-Willi Syndrome 050104 developmental & child psychology Clinical psychology |
| Zdroj: | Developmental neurorehabilitation. 20(5) |
| ISSN: | 1751-8431 |
| Popis: | There is a dearth of clinical and research literature on the treatment of maladaptive behaviors in adolescents with Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS). The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of a mindfulness-based intervention, Meditation on the Soles of the Feet (SoF), to facilitate self-management of verbal and physical aggression.We utilized a multiple-baseline design across participants to test the intervention with three adolescents diagnosed with PWS.Relative to baseline, verbal aggression decreased to minimal levels following mindfulness-based practice and physical aggression was nearly eliminated. Intervention effects were maintained at 12-month follow-up. Quantitative analytics confirmed statistically significant outcomes.The SoF mindfulness intervention was effective in reducing verbal and physical aggression in three adolescents with PWS. Future research should test the SoF intervention with this clinical population in a larger clinical trial, and the SoF intervention may be applicable to other pediatric populations. |
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