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Mental Health, Psychiatry and Wellbeing
March 20-21, 2019 | New York, USA
Effects of Vedic mantra
chanting on attention-
deficit/hyperactivity
disorder symptoms in
young children: Results
from Quasi-experimental
study
Neha Sharma
Warwick Research Services, UK
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity
Disorder (ADHD) is a complex
condition affecting children
worldwide. In India, prevalence
found to be 11.32% in primary
school. Previous studies explored
the effect of Vedic chants on
cognitive function in children, but
no study has been conducted to
evaluate the effect of chanting
on ADHD. The present study
was undertaken for ADHD-risk
children; n=94). The intervention
consisted of 30mins group
practices, Vedic chants for 20 and
relaxation for 10mins. Children
were assessed before and after
the 3 months of intervention in
the school. Outcome measures
were parent and teacher ratings
of ADHD symptoms, behavior,
mood, attitude and understanding
toward peers. Post data included
90 parents and 12 teachers. At
the end of intervention, parents
reported significant decrease
in ADHD symptoms: p<0.001;
oppositional symptoms: p<0.001;
mood symptoms; p<0.01. Parents
reported better behavior towards
peers but that did not reach
significance levels. Teachers
also reported overall reductions
in ADHD symptom and better
functioning with peers in children.
To our knowledge, this is the first
randomized trial to address Vedic
chanting for an ADHD-risk sample.
This study provides significant
evidence on the beneficial effect
of Vedic chanting on at-risk ADHD
Children.
Biography
Dr. Neha Sharma is Director of Warwick
Research Services, UK and the Global Health
Initiative. Her research focuses on health
systems reform, diffusion of innovations in
health systems and global health financing.
She Served as International Expert and Advisor
in Department of Mental Health and Substance
Abuse, World Health Organization. Dr. Sharma
studied clinical research at University of
California San Francisco, USA and completed
her PhD in India. With her multinational,
global work expertise, she has been leading
colloborative research studies between UK and
South East Asia, Africa and Australlia.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EMERGENCYMENTAL HEALTH AND HUMAN RESILIENCE 2019, VOLUME 21
DOI: 10.4172/1522-4821-C2-030
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