Effects of a 12-Week Mindfulness, Compassion, and Loving Kindness Program on Chronic Depression: A Pilot Within-Subjects Wait-List Controlled Trial
| Autor: | Adriana Mendes, Volkmar Höfling, Charlotte Weβlau, Johannes Graser, Ulrich Stangier |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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050103 clinical psychology
Mindfulness Psychotherapist Loving-kindness media_common.quotation_subject medicine.medical_treatment 05 social sciences Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 030227 psychiatry Group psychotherapy 03 medical and health sciences Psychiatry and Mental health Clinical Psychology 0302 clinical medicine Rumination medicine Cognitive therapy 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences Compassion focused therapy Meditation medicine.symptom Psychology Depression (differential diagnoses) media_common Clinical psychology |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Cognitive Psychotherapy. 30:35-49 |
| ISSN: | 1938-887X 0889-8391 |
| DOI: | 10.1891/0889-8391.30.1.35 |
| Popis: | In this pilot study,N= 11 patients suffering from chronic depression were treated in a 12-week group program consisting of basic mindfulness exercises from Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy and compassion exercises from Compassion Focused Therapy and Loving Kindness Meditation. In a 3-month waiting period prior to treatment, depression symptoms both in self-report and clinician rating did not change significantly. After treatment, depression severity was significantly reduced. After a 3-month follow-up, the symptoms further improved, with almost large effect sizes being observed in primary outcome measures.Changes in emotion regulation styles reflected by a significant increase in acceptance and significant decrease in suppression of emotions were observed at follow-up. Rumination about oneself was also significantly reduced at follow-up. Compassionate love and mindfulness were increased at follow-up, no effects were found on the Self-Compassion Scale and the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale. Given further confirming studies for this approach, it might improve treatment options for patients suffering from chronic depression. |
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