Comparison of the effect of adolescent-centered mindfulness and tDCS on working memory function, inhibition control and cognitive flexibility in adolescent boys admitted to psychiatric hospitals in Tehran's second district

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1 Department of psychology, Faculty of psychology and social sciences, Islamic Azad University, Rudehen Branch, Tehran, Iran.

2 Department of psychology, Faculty of Psychology and sciences, Islamic Azad University, Rudehen Branch, Tehran, Iran

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Background: Paying attention to adolescents' mental health and good cognitive function is very important in societies. Therefore, the present study aimed to compare the effectiveness of adolescent-centered mindfulness and tDCS on improving executive functions (working memory, inhibition control and cognitive flexibility) in adolescent boys admitted to psychiatric hospitals in Tehran's second district.
Method: This quasi-experimental study was performed as a pretest, posttest and one-month follow-up with a control group. The statistical population of the study consisted of all male adolescents admitted to psychiatric hospitals in Tehran's second district in 1397. 45 male adolescents who met the inclusion criteria were identified and randomly divided into three groups (adolescent-centered mindfulness, tDCS and control). Were. Fifteen people in the first experimental group (adolescent-centered mindfulness), 15 people in the second experimental group (tDCS) and 15 people in the control group were selected based on inclusion criteria and randomly assigned to the groups. Data collection tools included Go-Do test, n-back test and Wisconsin card classification test. Interventions for the first experimental group were adolescent-centered mindfulness and the second experimental group was tDCS and the control group did not receive any intervention. Mixed analysis of variance test was used to analyze the data.
Results: The results of this study showed that there is no significant difference between the effect of adolescent-centered mindfulness and tDCS groups on improving executive functions (working memory, inhibition control and flexibility), but both treatments alone improve executive functions (working memory, inhibition control and flexibility) were effective.
Conclusion: Based on the findings, it can be concluded that adolescent-centered mindset and tDCS are effective in improving executive functions (working memory, inhibition control and cognitive flexibility) in adolescent boys admitted to psychiatric hospitals in Tehran's second district.

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International Journal of Hospital Research
Volume 10, Issue 4
November 2021

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