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February 1, 2025PsychophysiologyOpen Access

Diminished Interoceptive Accuracy in Attention‐Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder: A Systematic Review

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ABAlisha M. BrutonLLLaura S. LevyNKNavdeep Kaur

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Overview

Systematic review uncovers reduced internal body awareness in individuals with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, suggesting sensory training could offer new therapeutic avenues.

Key Points

  • To systematically review evidence examining the relationship between interoception and ADHD symptoms in clinical cohorts and the general population.
  • Conducted a PRISMA-compliant systematic review registered in PROSPERO (CRD #42022351726) across PubMed/MEDLINE, PsycINFO, CINAHL, and Scopus databases.
  • Identified 17 articles representing 18 studies that evaluated interoception using objective tasks (such as heartbeat-tracking tests) or self-report instruments alongside ADHD symptom measures.
  • Assessed methodological quality across included studies using an adapted Newcastle-Ottawa scale.
  • Three of five studies directly comparing cohorts found significantly decreased interoception in individuals with ADHD compared to non-ADHD controls, with one study reporting no difference across specific ADHD presentations.
  • Twelve general population studies consistently linked lower interoceptive performance to greater severity of inattention, hyperactivity, impulsivity, emotional dysregulation, and executive dysfunction.

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Bruton et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69daa22a84371aa676a3d7ffhttps://doi.org/10.1111/psyp.14750
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