A Pilot Study of Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy for Bipolar Disorder
| Autor: | Sona Dimidjian, Guy M. Goodwin, Y. Alatiq, Monika Hauser, David J. Miklowitz, Williams Jmg., John R. Geddes, Fennell Mjv. |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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medicine.medical_specialty
Mindfulness medicine.drug_class medicine.medical_treatment Atypical antipsychotic General Medicine medicine.disease Pharmacotherapy Mood Cognitive therapy medicine Outpatient clinic Bipolar disorder Psychology Psychiatry Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy Clinical psychology |
| DOI: | 10.1521/ijct.2009.2.4.373 |
| Popis: | Background: Increasingly, bipolar disorder is being treated with maintenance combinations of medication and psychotherapy. We examined the feasibility and benefits associated with an 8-week mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) class for bipolar patients who were between episodes. Participants (N = 22; mean age, 40.6 yrs; 14 bipolar I, 8 bipolar II) were existing patients in outpatient clinics at Oxford University (n = 14) or the University of Colorado, Boulder (n = 8), most undergoing pharmacotherapy with mood stabilizers and/or atypical antipsychotic agents. Patients underwent a pretreatment assessment of symptoms and then received the 8-week MBCT in four separate groups, two at each site. MBCT consisted of mindfulness meditation strategies and traditional cognitive-behavioral techniques to address the mode in which negative thoughts and feelings and emerging manic symptoms are processed. We examined within-group changes from pre- to posttreatment in the four aggregated groups. Of the 22 patients, ... |
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