Clinical Application of Meditation in Children and Adolescents
10.4306/jknpa.2020.59.1.36
- Author:
Young Sook KWACK
1
;
Duk Soo MOON
Author Information
1. Department of Psychiatry, Jeju National University School of Medicine, Jeju, Korea.
- Publication Type:Review
- From:Journal of Korean Neuropsychiatric Association
2020;59(1):36-43
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
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Abstract:
Meditation is one of the psychological therapeutic techniques that can be applied to many conditions, including stress reduction. Meditation can be an alternative to overcoming the limitations of existing therapies, including medication. In particular, this can be helpful for children who have limitations in using medication due to brain development and limitations of psychotherapy, which is done mainly by language. Previous studies have shown that mindfulness meditation helped enhance attention, increase the coping ability, reduce stress, and reduce depression and anxiety in children and adolescents, but there is insufficient evidence to use it as a primary treatment. A larger number of well-controlled studies will be needed to obtain an evidence base for expanding clinical application.
