The characteristic features of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), such as hyperkinesis, poor attention and impulsiveness, are seem to be more or less the opposite of those qualities that meditators wish to cultivate. Meditation, in many ways seemed like an ideally designed antidote.
Treatment program
The intervention was conducted over a 6 week period and consisted of [...]
In general behaviour strategies of therapy focus on moderating the impact of illness by modifying cognitive appraisal of the symptoms, ameliorating negative mood states and/or reducing physiological arousal (sympathetic activation) associated with stress. They include: breathing exercises, relaxation, cognitive behavioural therapy and biofeedback. Meditation may also appropriately be included in this category.
Dr Ramesh Manocha
There is some empirical evidence suggesting that emotional stress can trigger or worsen acute and chronic asthma. Moreover there is a widespread perception among health professionals that stress is a contributor to asthma, although most mainstream authorities believe that its contribution is probably a minor one. Empirical studies have shown that while stress causes a [...]
Dr Ramesh Manocha discusses the relationship between asthma and stress in this excerpt from his thesis.
The notion that asthma might be a stress related illness is not new and there is a long history of both psychosomatic theories for the aetiology of this condition and of investigations into the role of anxiety and emotional states [...]