Citation

Singh NN, Lancioni GE, Myers RE, Karazsia BT, Courtney TM, Nugent K. Dev. Neurorehabil. 2016; 20(5): 253-260.

Affiliation

f Longwood University , Farmville , VA , USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2016, Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

10.3109/17518423.2016.1141436

PMID

27019027

Abstract

PURPOSE: 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.

METHOD: We utilized a multiple-baseline design across participants to test the intervention with three adolescents diagnosed with PWS.

RESULTS: 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.

CONCLUSIONS: 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.

Language: en