AI-assisted drawing therapy for children with ADHD: A randomised controlled trial
AI-assisted, drawing-based art therapy produced greater improvement in the pre-specified primary outcome (SNAP-IV inattention) and select WFIRS-P domains (e.g., Family, total score), whereas conventional drawing therapy yielded broader reductions in oppositional defiant symptoms and the overall SNAP-IV severity. Effects were modest and domain-specific; larger, multi-center trials are needed to confirm efficacy and identify which children benefit most.
Authors
- Hui Xu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5517-3556)
- Jinlin Peng (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1944-888X)
- Aijia Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2260-3331)
- Dexin Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5357-2940)
- Guanghui Huang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9836-9663)
- Linyang Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-4892-6253)
- Yanxia Tang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3065-7401)
- Xuexing Luo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9384-5931)
- Qiang Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8200-2947)
- Jue Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4790-4827)
- Shu‐Mei Chen
- Bo Yang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3052-1814)
- Jing Xu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-9820-9545)
- Wenhua Yang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0396-5994)
- Man Song (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0202-8213)
- Jiajie Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-7402-6883)
- Xiang Sean Zhou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4907-249X)
- Runqing Lin
Institutions
- Macau University of Science and Technology (MO)
- University of Macau (MO)
- Zhuhai People's Hospital (CN)
- Weihai Maternal and Child Health Hospital (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Complementary Therapies in Medicine
- Published
- 2025-10-15
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ctim.2025.103262
- Primary Topic
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00