In spring 2012, patients with depression, anxiety or reactions to severe stress were randomised to either structured group mindfulness treatment with approximately 10 patients per group, or regular treatment (mainly individual CBT). Patients also received a private training programme and were asked to record their exercises in a diary. The treatment lasted 8 weeks. General practitioner and mindfulness instructor Ola Schenström designed the mindfulness training programme and model for training instructors. A total of 215 patients were included in the study. Before and after treatment, the patients in the mindfulness and regular treatment groups answered questionnaires that estimated the severity of their depression and anxiety. Self-reported symptoms of depression and anxiety decreased in both groups during the 8-week treatment period. There was no statistical difference between the two treatments. The studys results indicate that group mindfulness treatment, conducted by certified instructors in primary health care, is as effective a treatment method as individual CBT for treating depression and anxiety, says Jan Sundquist. This means that group mindfulness treatment should be considered as an alternative to individual psychotherapy, especially at primary health care centres that cant offer everyone individual therapy. medicalxpress/news/2014-11-mindfulness-treatment-effective-cbt-depression.html
Posted on: Thu, 11 Dec 2014 14:42:01 +0000
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