Guanfacine Extended Release and Mindfulness Skills Therapy

Intuniv (guanfacine) is a prescription medicine used to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in children who are at least 6 years old. An open-label trail of guanfacine extended release (GXR 1-4 mg/daily; Intuniv™) suggested benefits in improving behavioral and emotional regulation in children and adolescents with symptoms of traumatic stress. However, to date no controlled clinical trial has been completed assessing the effects of GXR on traumatic stress symptoms in youths

Mindfulness is a therapy for anxiety and stress. Mindfulness forms of therapy involve regulation of attention, maintaining it in immediate experience, regardless of the valence and desirability of the experience. To reduce anxiety, Mindfulness encourages observing and accepting anxiety-related thoughts

Placebo oral capsule