Background: Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a common developmental disorder, often persisting into adulthood. Whilst medication is first-line treatment for ADHD, there is a need for evidence-based non-pharmacological treatment options for adults with ADHD who are either still e...

Objective: Nonpharmacological treatments are available for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), although their efficacy remains uncertain. The authors undertook meta-analyses of the efficacy of dietary (restricted elimination diets, artificial food color exclusions, and free fatty aci...

Introduction: Compared to old people who live at home, depressive symptoms are more prevalent in those who live in long-term care facilities (LTCFs). Different kinds of non-pharmacological treatment approaches in LTCFs have been studied, including behavioral and cognitive-behavioral therapy, cogn...

Objective: To review non-drug treatments for dementia; to provide a source of evidence for informal carers who want ideas about non-drug approaches for dementia, that they might try or that they could try to access. The systematic review addresses: what non-drug treatments work and what do they w...

Objectives Previous studies have reported beneficial effects of perioperative music on patients’ anxiety and pain. We performed a systematic review and metaanalysis of randomised controlled trials investigating music interventions in cardiac surgery. Methods Five electronic databases were systema...

Abstract: Delirium is a neuropsychiatric syndrome represented by an acute disturbance in attention, awareness and cognition, highly prevalent in older, and critically ill patients, and associated with poor outcomes. This review synthesized existing evidence on the effectiveness of music intervent...

Objective: to determine the effectiveness of music interventions in increasing physical activity in older adults. Methods: Searches until March 2011 were conducted through ciNAHl, MeDliNe, eMBASe, PubMeD,AMeD, PsychiNFO, AUSPORt, PeDro, Otseeker, expanded Academic ASAP, SPORtDiscus, and the cochr...

Purpose This study was designed to critically evaluate the effect of music interventions on cancer-related fatigue (CRF) in cancer patients. Methods Seven databases (Cochrane Library, PubMed, Embace, CBM, Wanfang, VIP, and CNKI) were systematically reviewed from inception to June 2020 for randomi...

Abstract: Prenatal anxiety is extremely common and may result in adverse effects on both the mother and the baby. Music interventions have been used to reduce anxiety in various medical patients and in pregnant women during childbirth. This study aims to assess the clinical efficacy of music inte...

We have undertaken a systematic review examining the role of diet on sleep, and sleep on diet, in children aged 0-5 y. Controlled trials and cohort or cross-sectional studies were identified with online searches of PubMed, Medline, Embase, Scopus, and CENTRAL up to 1 June 2019, and hand searching...