TY - JOUR
T1 - Acceptance and commitment therapy for individuals having attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
T2 - A scoping review
AU - Munawar, Khadeeja
AU - Choudhry, Fahad Riaz
AU - Lee, Sook Huey
AU - Siau, Ching Sin
AU - Kadri, Nursyuhaidah Binti Mohd
AU - Binti Sulong, Rose Manisah
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2021
PY - 2021/8/1
Y1 - 2021/8/1
N2 - Objectives: Acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) has accumulated increasing evidence-base for a broad range of mental health issues. Considering that ACT encourages broad and flexible patterns of behaviour and neutralizes the pervasive psychological processes proposed to be caused by most individuals' distress, such a modality may be effective for ADHD. This review aimed to give a synthesis of the studies, so far, focusing on the usefulness of ACT approaches among individuals having ADHD. Design/Methods: This scoping review searched studies exploring the effectiveness of ACT approaches for individuals with ADHD across eight electronic databases (Medline, Embase, PsycInfo, ScienceDirect, PubMed, Emcare, Scopus, and Google Scholar). This review was based on a total of two quasi-experimental and four experimental studies. Results: A thematic analysis was suggested based on the PRISMA guidelines. Overall, the review presented preliminary evidence demonstrating the use of ACT among individuals with ADHD. It was found that the ACT was used to treat a variety of behavioural and psychosocial outcomes, which included reducing ADHD symptoms (e.g., impulsivity, inattention, inflexibility, etc.) and other sequelae related to the ADHD diagnosis such as poor quality of life, academic procrastination, depression and anxiety symptoms, and psychological maladjustment. Conclusions: This review revealed that ACT was a flexible approach that could be adapted to deliver both targeted treatment of ADHD symptomatology and more general psychosocial issues. It could also be delivered in group or individual formats. Nevertheless, although the findings of the present scoping review indicate promising results, more research is needed.
AB - Objectives: Acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) has accumulated increasing evidence-base for a broad range of mental health issues. Considering that ACT encourages broad and flexible patterns of behaviour and neutralizes the pervasive psychological processes proposed to be caused by most individuals' distress, such a modality may be effective for ADHD. This review aimed to give a synthesis of the studies, so far, focusing on the usefulness of ACT approaches among individuals having ADHD. Design/Methods: This scoping review searched studies exploring the effectiveness of ACT approaches for individuals with ADHD across eight electronic databases (Medline, Embase, PsycInfo, ScienceDirect, PubMed, Emcare, Scopus, and Google Scholar). This review was based on a total of two quasi-experimental and four experimental studies. Results: A thematic analysis was suggested based on the PRISMA guidelines. Overall, the review presented preliminary evidence demonstrating the use of ACT among individuals with ADHD. It was found that the ACT was used to treat a variety of behavioural and psychosocial outcomes, which included reducing ADHD symptoms (e.g., impulsivity, inattention, inflexibility, etc.) and other sequelae related to the ADHD diagnosis such as poor quality of life, academic procrastination, depression and anxiety symptoms, and psychological maladjustment. Conclusions: This review revealed that ACT was a flexible approach that could be adapted to deliver both targeted treatment of ADHD symptomatology and more general psychosocial issues. It could also be delivered in group or individual formats. Nevertheless, although the findings of the present scoping review indicate promising results, more research is needed.
KW - Acceptance and commitment therapy
KW - Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
KW - Psychosocial treatment
KW - Scoping review
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85121205511&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.heliyon.2021.e07842
DO - 10.1016/j.heliyon.2021.e07842
M3 - Review Article
C2 - 34466706
AN - SCOPUS:85121205511
SN - 2405-8440
VL - 7
JO - Heliyon
JF - Heliyon
IS - 8
M1 - e07842
ER -
