2020
DOI: 10.1192/bjp.2020.165
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Is mindfulness for psychosis harmful? Deconstructing a myth

Abstract: Summary Mindfulness-based therapies are increasingly available for a range of mental disorders, such as depression and anxiety. However, there remain concerns that mindfulness has the potential to exacerbate psychosis, despite a growing body of literature demonstrating effectiveness. These concerns may relate to long-standing perceptions about the suitability of offering psychological therapies to people with psychosis.

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“…According to the model, distress may arise as one is not able to notice and accept psychotic (and any other possibly unpleasant) sensations as temporary experiences, instead, a mindful response involving clear awareness could pose a more adaptive reaction. Most importantly, there was no increase in hallucinations or other PS consistent with previous research on Yoga and mindfulness-based interventions, showing that these are safe interventions for patients with psychosis (77)(78)(79)(80). Additionally, patients seemed to feel safe as only very few reported incidents of mistrust of others, such as feeling nervous or watched, or not being able to close their eyes during Yoga.…”
Section: How Yoga Affects Symptom Representationsupporting
confidence: 84%
“…According to the model, distress may arise as one is not able to notice and accept psychotic (and any other possibly unpleasant) sensations as temporary experiences, instead, a mindful response involving clear awareness could pose a more adaptive reaction. Most importantly, there was no increase in hallucinations or other PS consistent with previous research on Yoga and mindfulness-based interventions, showing that these are safe interventions for patients with psychosis (77)(78)(79)(80). Additionally, patients seemed to feel safe as only very few reported incidents of mistrust of others, such as feeling nervous or watched, or not being able to close their eyes during Yoga.…”
Section: How Yoga Affects Symptom Representationsupporting
confidence: 84%
“…For safety concerns expressed by young people, psychoeducation is important. For example, the lack of evidence mindfulness interventions induce psychosis (Boge et al 2021;Reich et al 2021), and communication that the common experience of mindfulness 'increasing thinking' often reflects an increased attention (vs avoidance) of thought (Kostanski & Hassed 2008). Finally, it should be noted that although this research highlights important ways to safely use mindfulness with youth at risk for psychosis, we do not know for those who do develop psychosis how mindfulness skills might help or hinder the process of transition.…”
Section: Safety Considerationsmentioning
confidence: 88%
“…Häufig wurde in diesem Rahmen zudem von den teilneh-menden Patient*innen eine vorbestehende antipsychotische Medikation abgesetzt. Als Grund für die Verschlechterung der psychotischen Symptomatik kann demnach nicht AI im Allgemeinen, sondern ein unkontrolliertes, nichtadaptiertes und auch potentiell stressauslösendes Setting im Besonderen bei gleichzeitigem, oft spontanen Absetzen der Antipsychotika identifiziert werden, in dem die langandauernden Meditationsübungen durchgeführt wurden [Böge et al, 2020b].…”
Section: Forschungsstand Zur Wirksamkeitunclassified
“…Eine grundlegende Voraussetzung für eine solche sichere Durchführung ist die Leitung von AI durch klinisch erfahrene Therapeut*innen, welche die Patient*innen sowohl während als auch nach den Achtsamkeitsübungen therapeutisch unterstützen. Es ist dabei zu empfehlen, dass die Leiter*innen der Achtsamkeitsgruppen das erste Jahr ihrer praktischen Tätigkeit im Rahmen der Psychotherapieausbildung möglichst auch mit der Behandlung von Patient*innen mit PPS abgeschlossen haben und zusätzlich selbst regelmäßig Meditationsübungen durchführen [Jacobsen et al, 2011;Böge et al, 2020b]. Zu den zentralen Methoden der in der klinischen Praxis mit AI bei PPS tätigen Therapeut*innen zählt eine adaptierte Anwendung des "Inquiry Process" als eine Form der Gesprächsführung, die nach Beendigung der Achtsamkeitsübungen durchgeführt wird.…”
Section: Implikationen Für Die Klinische Praxisunclassified