Comparative Effects of Mindfulness and Skills-Based Parent Training Programs for Parents of Children with Autism: Feasibility and Preliminary Outcome Data

Ferraioli, Suzannah J.; Harris, Sandra

doi:10.1007/s12671-012-0099-0

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“…These included cognitive behavioral therapy (Feinberg et al, 2014;Kenney, 2010), expressive writing (Campbell, 2003;Whitney & Smith, 2014), mindfulness training (Benn, Akiva, Arel, & Roeser, 2012;Ferraioli & Harris, 2013), positive psychology strategies (LaPlante, 2013), and relaxation therapy (Gika et al, 2012). One study utilized a two-arm intervention design comparing the effects of two separate therapies (mindfulness training versus positive psychology) (Dykens, Fisher, Taylor, Lambert, & Miodrag, 2014).…”

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“…Also implementing MBSR, Dykens et al (2014) tested an intervention that taught parents deep breathing techniques, non-judgmental self-observation, and meditation practices. Ferraioli and Harris (2013) sought to reduce parental stress through training that centered on five core mindfulness components: (a) observing and describing events and personal responses, (b) nonjudgmental acceptance, (c) distancing self from thoughts, (d) staying present, and (e) making effective commitment to maintain mindfulness practices. Participants were encouraged to incorporate these techniques in their daily lives, especially during interactions with their child with ASD.…”

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“…Most intervention activities were conducted at outpatient family clinics (Ferraioli & Harris, 2013;Gika et al, 2012;Kenney, 2010;Kowalkowski, 2013;Peck, 1998). The second most utilized location was the family home or a location of the parents' choosing (Campbell, 2003;Feinberg et al, 2014;Gika et al, 2012).…”

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“…Most weekly interventions lasted six (Dykens et al, 2014;Feinberg et al, 2014;Gika et al, 2012) to eight weeks (Bitsika & Sharpley, 2000;Ferraioli & Harris, 2013;Kowalkowski, 2013;Whitney & Smith, 2014), but ranged from five (Benn et al, 2012;Kenney, 2010) to nine weeks (Peck, 1998) in duration. Blackledge and Hayes (2006) delivered an intensive 2-day intervention for seven hours per day.…”

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“…With ASD prevalence rates increasing from 1:10,000 in 1981 to now 1:68 (Wingate et al, 2014) and the convincing evidence that parenting a child with ASD is associated with elevated distress (Hastings et al, 2005;Mancil et al, 2009;Tehee et al, 2008), researchers have begun to investigate interventions that directly target parents' psychological well-being (Bitsika & Sharpley, 2000;Bristol, Gallagher, & Holt, 1993;Ferraioli & Harris, 2013). Starting in the late 1990s, this research area has grown considerably such that within a recent four year span (2010)(2011)(2012)(2013)(2014), the number of intervention studies targeting ASD parent mental health has surpassed twofold the previous decade.…”

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Interventions that target improvements in mental health for parents of children with autism spectrum disorders: A narrative review

Paz

Wallander

2017

Clinical Psychology Review

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• Narrative review of mental health interventions for parents of autistic children • Some treatments reported improvements in stress, depression, and anxiety.• Post-test produced weaker effects than follow-up assessments two months and beyond.• Small sample size, homogeneity, and self-report limited generalizability of results • Outcomes encouraging, but existing data cannot yet support definitive conclusions a b s t r a c t a r t i c l e i n f o Prevalence of autism spectrum disorders (ASD) suggest that one in 68 children is affected. With convincing evidence that parenting a child with ASD is associated with elevated distress and mental health problems, researchers have begun to investigate treatments that directly target parents' psychological well-being. We conducted a narrative review of studies that empirically tested the effects of interventions targeting improvements in the mental health of parents of children with ASD. Following a range of search strategies, a total of 13 studies, seven randomized controlled trials (RCTs) and six pre-post test designs, met inclusion criteria. We calculated and reported effect sizes for all RCTs. On average, treatment produced medium to large effect sizes with improvements in parenting stress and general health, and reductions in depression and anxiety. Interventions that appeared promising included: Stress Management and Relaxation Techniques, Expressive Writing, MindfulnessBased Stress Reduction, and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy. However, only one study conducted a followup assessment N 3 months post intervention. Study populations primarily consisted of English-speaking mothers, ages 39 to 42 years. Conclusions were limited by small sample sizes, homogeneity of sample population, and reliance on self-report. Therefore, this body of research contains significant limitations in need of improvement for this field to move forward and benefit a sizable number of parents.

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2017

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Meditation Programs for Psychological Stress and Well-being

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IMPORTANCEMany people meditate to reduce psychological stress and stress-related health problems. To counsel people appropriately, clinicians need to know what the evidence says about the health benefits of meditation.OBJECTIVE To determine the efficacy of meditation programs in improving stress-related outcomes (anxiety, depression, stress/distress, positive mood, mental health-related quality of life, attention, substance use, eating habits, sleep, pain, and weight) in diverse adult clinical populations.EVIDENCE REVIEW We identified randomized clinical trials with active controls for placebo effects through November 2012 from MEDLINE, PsycINFO, EMBASE, PsycArticles, Scopus, CINAHL, AMED, the Cochrane Library, and hand searches. Two independent reviewers screened citations and extracted data. We graded the strength of evidence using 4 domains (risk of bias, precision, directness, and consistency) and determined the magnitude and direction of effect by calculating the relative difference between groups in change from baseline. When possible, we conducted meta-analyses using standardized mean differences to obtain aggregate estimates of effect size with 95% confidence intervals.FINDINGS After reviewing 18 753 citations, we included 47 trials with 3515 participants. Mindfulness meditation programs had moderate evidence of improved anxiety (effect size, 0.38 [95% CI, 0.12-0.64] at 8 weeks and 0.22 [0.02-0.43] at 3-6 months), depression (0.30 [0.00-0.59] at 8 weeks and 0.23 [0.05-0.42] at 3-6 months), and pain (0.33 [0.03-0.62]) and low evidence of improved stress/distress and mental health-related quality of life. We found low evidence of no effect or insufficient evidence of any effect of meditation programs on positive mood, attention, substance use, eating habits, sleep, and weight. We found no evidence that meditation programs were better than any active treatment (ie, drugs, exercise, and other behavioral therapies). CONCLUSIONS AND RELEVANCEClinicians should be aware that meditation programs can result in small to moderate reductions of multiple negative dimensions of psychological stress. Thus, clinicians should be prepared to talk with their patients about the role that a meditation program could have in addressing psychological stress. Stronger study designs are needed to determine the effects of meditation programs in improving the positive dimensions of mental health and stress-related behavior.

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Mindfulness-enhanced parenting programmes for improving the psychosocial outcomes of children (0 to 18 years) and their parents

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Barlow,

Song

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Comparative Effects of Mindfulness and Skills-Based Parent Training Programs for Parents of Children with Autism: Feasibility and Preliminary Outcome Data

Cited by 120 publications

References 43 publications

Interventions that target improvements in mental health for parents of children with autism spectrum disorders: A narrative review

Interventions that target improvements in mental health for parents of children with autism spectrum disorders: A narrative review

Meditation Programs for Psychological Stress and Well-being

Mindfulness-enhanced parenting programmes for improving the psychosocial outcomes of children (0 to 18 years) and their parents

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