Mind-Body Skills Groups for Adolescents With Depression in Primary Care: A Pilot Study

Aalsma, Matthew C.; Jones, Lindsey; Staples, Julie K.; Garabrant, Jennifer M.; Gordon, James S.; Cyr, Lynda Richtsmeier; Salgado, Eduardo; Salyers, Michelle P.

doi:10.1016/j.pedhc.2020.05.003

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“…This project used data from a pilot study examining the preliminary effectiveness for MBSGs delivered to depressed adolescents in primary care [ 34 ]. Adolescents were identified by behavioral health clinicians who were embedded in three participating primary care clinics in an urban county hospital system.…”

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“…MBSGs took place at participating primary care clinics and groups typically consisted of eight to ten adolescents. The MBSGs were held once per week for 10 weeks; each session lasted approximately 1.5 h after school and followed a structured outline [ 36 ]. Each session was led by two female masters-level social workers who were trained to deliver the MBSG intervention and who also served as behavioral health clinicians at the participating primary care clinics.…”

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“…Behavioral health clinicians met once a week to review the MBSG training manual with a certified CMBM supervisor. During the 10-week series, each group was taught a variety of skills/activities to help foster self-awareness and emotion regulation, including: guided imagery, autogenic training, biofeedback, meditation, genograms, mindful eating, and self-expression through drawing and words [ 34 ]. Adolescents completed a short semi-structured interview to measure acceptability at the end of the MBSGs (post-intervention) and again 3 months later (follow-up).…”

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“…Adolescents were asked to report their age, race, gender, ethnicity, and grade level at baseline. A short battery of outcome measures were included [ 34 ]. In addition, at post-intervention and 3-month follow-up, participants were asked 4 open-ended interview questions regarding their experience in the MBSGs.…”

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“…The mission of the CMBM program is to maximize self-awareness and emotion-regulation through the use of evidence-based self-care tools and techniques. The MBSG treatment has shown to be successful in reducing symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder [ 32 ] and depression for youth [ 33 , 34 ], including treating depression in a primary care settings [ 34 ]. However, less is known about its perceived acceptability.…”

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Background Mind-Body Skills Groups (MBSGs) have shown promise in reducing adolescent depression symptoms; however, little is known about adolescents’ perspectives on this treatment. The objective of this study was to understand the acceptability of a new treatment for depressed adolescents in primary care settings. Methods Adolescents participating in a 10-week MBSG treatment were interviewed to understand their perspectives on the acceptability and effectiveness of the treatment. Interviews were collected at post-intervention and at a 3-month follow-up visit. Results A total of 39 adolescents completed both the post-intervention and 3-month follow-up interview. At post-intervention and follow-up, 84% of adolescents stated the MBSGs helped them. When asked how the MBSGs helped them, 3 areas were identified: learning new MBSG activities and skills, social connection with others within the group, and outcomes related to the group. Many adolescents reported no concerns with the MBSGs (49% at post- intervention; 62% at follow-up). Those with concerns identified certain activities as not being useful, wanting the group to be longer, and the time of group (after school) being inconvenient. Most adolescents reported that their life had changed because of the group (72% at post-intervention; 61% at follow-up), and when asked how, common responses included feeling less isolated and more hopeful. Conclusions Adolescents found the MBSGs to be helpful and acceptable as a treatment option for depression in primary care. Given the strong emphasis on treatment preference autonomy and the social activities within the group, MBSGs appear well-suited for this age group. Trial registration NCT03363750; December 6th, 2017.

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A mind‐body medicine curriculum for student peer counselors following a school shooting: A qualitative study

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This qualitative study investigated high school student peer counselors' experience of a mind-body medicine curriculum incorporated into a peer counseling program following a school shooting. A series of focus groups were held with peer counselors in 10th-12th grade (n = 24, mean age = 16.5 [SD = 1.0]; 71% female) participating in the mind-body medicine curriculum. Data analysis was conducted using a thematic analysis. Peer counselors reported that the mindbody medicine curriculum decreased their stress and helped them regulate their emotions. Other interview themes included feeling closer to other students, improved relationships with their parents, increased resilience and self-confidence, working harder for their goals, not stressing over small things, and choosing supportive friends. The themes related to their peer counseling work were that the mind-body skills would help them be less reactive and more patient with other students and that the skills would also be helpful for these other students. This study has important implications for practitioners in the schools because the mind-body medicine curriculum can effectively

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Mind-Body Skills Groups for Adolescents With Depression in Primary Care: A Pilot Study

Abstract: The writing of this paper was supported by the Sandra Eskenazi Mental Health Center and the Herbert Simon Family Foundation (070241-00002B). A special thanks goes to all Eskenazi staff who led the study intervention and who assisted with recruitment, scheduling, and other study logistics.

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Do adolescents consider mind-body skills groups an acceptable treatment for depression: results from a pilot study

Do adolescents consider mind-body skills groups an acceptable treatment for depression: results from a pilot study

A mind‐body medicine curriculum for student peer counselors following a school shooting: A qualitative study

Quantifying the Representation of Black Adolescents in Suicide Intervention Research

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