A randomized pilot study of mindfulness-based cognitive therapy and group cognitive-behavioral therapy for young adults with social phobia

Abstract

Twenty-six young participants, 18-25 years, with social phobia (SP) were randomly assigned to eight 2-hour sessions of group mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) and twelve 2-hour sessions of group cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) in a crossover design with participants receiving treatments in reversed order. Outcome was assessed after treatments, and at 6- and 12-month follow-ups. MBCT achieved moderate-high pre-post effect sizes (d=0.78 on a composite SP measure), not significantly different from, although numerical lower than those of CBT (d=1.15). Participants in both groups further improved in the periods following their first and second treatment until 6-months follow-up (pre-follow-up ds = 1.42 and 1.62). Thus, MBCT might be a useful, low cost treatment for SP, although, probably, less efficacious than CBT.

The effectiveness of self-help mindfulness-based cognitive therapy in a student sample: A randomised controlled trial

“…Originally designed as a relapse prevention intervention for depression, MBCT has been shown to halve the risk of relapse for people who have had three or more episodes of depression (Kuyken et al, 2008;Ma & Teasdale, 2004;Segal et al, 2010;Teasdale et al, 2000). Recent studies suggest MBCT can also reduce symptoms of a current episode of depression (Barnhofer et al, 2009;Strauss, Cavanagh, Oliver & Pettman, 2014;van Aalderern et al, 2012) with comparable effects to group CBT (Manicavasagar, Parker & Perich, 2011) and can be effective for certain anxiety disorders (Evans et al, 2008;Lovas & Barsky, 2010;Mcmanus, Surawy, Muse, Vazquez-Moules & Williams, 2012;Piet, Hougaard, Hecksher & Rosenberg, 2010).…”

Of the Soul and Suffering: Mindfulness-Based Interventions and Bereavement

“…Along with this has emerged a body of empirical literature supporting the efficacy of MBIs in addressing a range of problems. For example, MBIs may be helpful for some forms of chronic pain (Kabat-Zinn 1982;Morone et al 2008;Rosenzweig et al 2010), anxiety disorders (Kim et al 2009;Lee et al 2007;Miller et al 1995;Ossman et al 2006;Piet et al 2010), depression (Kuyken et al 2008;Ma and Teasdale 2004;Teasdale et al 2000), irritable bowel syndrome (Gaylord et al 2011;Kearney et al 2011;Zernicke et al 2012), fibromyalgia (Grossman et al 2007;Kaplan et al 1993), binge eating (Kristeller and Hallett 1999;Safer et al 2010), psychosis (Ashcroft et al 2011;Bach and Hayes 2002;Chadwick et al 2009) and substance abuse (Witkiewitz and Bowen 2010;Witkiewitz et al 2005). MBIs are promising because they may be effective in populations unresponsive to other treatments, such as individuals with chronic depression (Kenny and Williams 2007).…”

Bi̇li̇şsel Davranişçi Tekni̇klere Dayali Bi̇li̇nçli̇ Farkindalik Geli̇şti̇rme Programinin Etki̇li̇li̇ği̇

“…Üniversite öğrencilerinin grupla psikolojik danışma uygulama öncesi ve sonrası bilinçli farkındalık düzeylerinin anlamlı bir farklılık gösterip göstermediğine ilişkin Wilcoxon İşaretli Sıralar Testi sonuçları Tablo 2'de verilmiştir. (Brotto, Basson, Luria, 2008;Çelik, Çetin, 2014;Demir, 2015;Evans, Ferrando, Findler, Stowell, Smart, Haglin, 2008;Hornyak, Grossmann, Kohnen, Schlatterer, Richter, Voderholzer, Riemann, Berger, 2008;King, Erickson, Giardino, Favorite Rauch, Robinson, Kulkarni, Liberzon, 2013;Kocovski, Fleming, Hawley, Huta, Antony, 2013;Kocovski, Fleming, Rector, 2009;Körükçü, Kukulu, 2015;Leahey, Crowther, Irwin, 2008;Morgan, 2003;Piet, Hougaard, Hecksher, Rosenberg, 2010;Ülev, 2014). Yapılan araştırmalar sonucu farkındalık temelli bilişsel terapilerin uygulandığı gruplarda depresyon, sosyal anksiyete, fobi düzeylerinde azalma; stresle başa çıkma becerilerinde artma olduğu gözlenmiştir.…”