The Effects of Online Mindfulness-Based Intervention on Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Complex Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Symptoms: A Randomized Controlled Trial With 3-Month Follow-Up
ObjectivesMindfulness-based interventions have recently been shown to be a promising option for treating posttraumatic stress. The current study aimed to investigate the effects of an online mindfulness-based intervention on ICD-11 posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and complex PTSD (CPTSD) sympto...
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| author | Austeja Dumarkaite Inga Truskauskaite-Kuneviciene Gerhard Andersson Gerhard Andersson Evaldas Kazlauskas |
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| description | ObjectivesMindfulness-based interventions have recently been shown to be a promising option for treating posttraumatic stress. The current study aimed to investigate the effects of an online mindfulness-based intervention on ICD-11 posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and complex PTSD (CPTSD) symptoms at a 3-month follow-up.MethodsAn RCT design with three measurement points (pre-intervention, post-intervention, and 3-month follow-up) was used to investigate the effects of an 8-week online mindfulness intervention. In total, 53 traumatized young adults (Mage = 23.21, SDage = 2.81; 84.9% female) participated in the study: 17 in the intervention group and 36 in the waiting list control group.ResultsIntervention group and waiting list control group comparison revealed that the intervention was effective for reducing CPTSD disturbances in self-organization symptoms (d = −0.84 [−1.44; −0.24]), specifically, negative self-concept (d = −0.66 [−1.25; −0.07]) and disturbances in relationships (d = −0.87 [−1.47; −0.27]), at 3-month follow-up. There were no between-group effects for PTSD symptoms from pre-test to follow-up.ConclusionThis is one of the first RCT studies to report follow-up effects of an online mindfulness-based intervention for ICD-11 PTSD or CPTSD symptoms. Our study yielded that the effects of mindfulness-based internet intervention on CPTSD symptoms tend to retain over time.Trial RegistrationThis study was registered with ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT number: NCT04333667; https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT04333667). Registered April 3, 2020. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-affbebedcc5845ccb2bec726435fe01e2022-12-22T00:04:55ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Psychiatry1664-06402022-03-011310.3389/fpsyt.2022.799259799259The Effects of Online Mindfulness-Based Intervention on Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Complex Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Symptoms: A Randomized Controlled Trial With 3-Month Follow-UpAusteja Dumarkaite0Inga Truskauskaite-Kuneviciene1Gerhard Andersson2Gerhard Andersson3Evaldas Kazlauskas4Center for Psychotraumatology, Institute of Psychology, Vilnius University, Vilnius, LithuaniaCenter for Psychotraumatology, Institute of Psychology, Vilnius University, Vilnius, LithuaniaDepartment of Behavioural Sciences and Learning, Linköping University, Linköping, SwedenDepartment of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, SwedenCenter for Psychotraumatology, Institute of Psychology, Vilnius University, Vilnius, LithuaniaObjectivesMindfulness-based interventions have recently been shown to be a promising option for treating posttraumatic stress. The current study aimed to investigate the effects of an online mindfulness-based intervention on ICD-11 posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and complex PTSD (CPTSD) symptoms at a 3-month follow-up.MethodsAn RCT design with three measurement points (pre-intervention, post-intervention, and 3-month follow-up) was used to investigate the effects of an 8-week online mindfulness intervention. In total, 53 traumatized young adults (Mage = 23.21, SDage = 2.81; 84.9% female) participated in the study: 17 in the intervention group and 36 in the waiting list control group.ResultsIntervention group and waiting list control group comparison revealed that the intervention was effective for reducing CPTSD disturbances in self-organization symptoms (d = −0.84 [−1.44; −0.24]), specifically, negative self-concept (d = −0.66 [−1.25; −0.07]) and disturbances in relationships (d = −0.87 [−1.47; −0.27]), at 3-month follow-up. There were no between-group effects for PTSD symptoms from pre-test to follow-up.ConclusionThis is one of the first RCT studies to report follow-up effects of an online mindfulness-based intervention for ICD-11 PTSD or CPTSD symptoms. Our study yielded that the effects of mindfulness-based internet intervention on CPTSD symptoms tend to retain over time.Trial RegistrationThis study was registered with ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT number: NCT04333667; https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT04333667). Registered April 3, 2020.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyt.2022.799259/fullposttraumatic stress disordercomplex posttraumatic stress disordermindfulnessinternet interventioneffectsRCT |
| spellingShingle | Austeja Dumarkaite Inga Truskauskaite-Kuneviciene Gerhard Andersson Gerhard Andersson Evaldas Kazlauskas The Effects of Online Mindfulness-Based Intervention on Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Complex Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Symptoms: A Randomized Controlled Trial With 3-Month Follow-Up Frontiers in Psychiatry posttraumatic stress disorder complex posttraumatic stress disorder mindfulness internet intervention effects RCT |
| title | The Effects of Online Mindfulness-Based Intervention on Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Complex Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Symptoms: A Randomized Controlled Trial With 3-Month Follow-Up |
| title_full | The Effects of Online Mindfulness-Based Intervention on Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Complex Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Symptoms: A Randomized Controlled Trial With 3-Month Follow-Up |
| title_fullStr | The Effects of Online Mindfulness-Based Intervention on Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Complex Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Symptoms: A Randomized Controlled Trial With 3-Month Follow-Up |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Effects of Online Mindfulness-Based Intervention on Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Complex Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Symptoms: A Randomized Controlled Trial With 3-Month Follow-Up |
| title_short | The Effects of Online Mindfulness-Based Intervention on Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Complex Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Symptoms: A Randomized Controlled Trial With 3-Month Follow-Up |
| title_sort | effects of online mindfulness based intervention on posttraumatic stress disorder and complex posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms a randomized controlled trial with 3 month follow up |
| topic | posttraumatic stress disorder complex posttraumatic stress disorder mindfulness internet intervention effects RCT |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyt.2022.799259/full |
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