Effects of mindfulness on meta-awareness and specificity of describing prodromal symptoms in suicidal depression.
The authors examined the effects of mindfulness training on 2 aspects of mode of processing in depressed participants: degree of meta-awareness and specificity of memory. Each of these has been suggested as a maladaptive aspect of a mode of processing linked to persistence and recurrence of symptoms...
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author | Hargus, E Crane, C Barnhofer, T Williams, J |
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description | The authors examined the effects of mindfulness training on 2 aspects of mode of processing in depressed participants: degree of meta-awareness and specificity of memory. Each of these has been suggested as a maladaptive aspect of a mode of processing linked to persistence and recurrence of symptoms. Twenty-seven depressed participants, all of whom had experienced suicidal crises, described warning signs for their last crisis. These descriptions were blind-rated independently for meta-awareness and specificity. Participants were then randomly allocated to receive mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) plus treatment as usual (TAU) or TAU alone, and retested after 3 months. Results showed that, although comparable at baseline, patients randomized to MBCT displayed significant posttreatment differences in meta-awareness and specificity compared with TAU patients. These results suggest that mindfulness training may enable patients to reflect on memories of previous crises in a detailed and decentered way, allowing them to relate to such experiences in a way that is likely to be helpful in preventing future relapses. |
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spelling | oxford-uuid:86a2bded-9c6f-4630-960c-a822ab7663282022-03-26T22:05:15ZEffects of mindfulness on meta-awareness and specificity of describing prodromal symptoms in suicidal depression.Journal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_dcae04bcuuid:86a2bded-9c6f-4630-960c-a822ab766328EnglishSymplectic Elements at Oxford2010Hargus, ECrane, CBarnhofer, TWilliams, JThe authors examined the effects of mindfulness training on 2 aspects of mode of processing in depressed participants: degree of meta-awareness and specificity of memory. Each of these has been suggested as a maladaptive aspect of a mode of processing linked to persistence and recurrence of symptoms. Twenty-seven depressed participants, all of whom had experienced suicidal crises, described warning signs for their last crisis. These descriptions were blind-rated independently for meta-awareness and specificity. Participants were then randomly allocated to receive mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) plus treatment as usual (TAU) or TAU alone, and retested after 3 months. Results showed that, although comparable at baseline, patients randomized to MBCT displayed significant posttreatment differences in meta-awareness and specificity compared with TAU patients. These results suggest that mindfulness training may enable patients to reflect on memories of previous crises in a detailed and decentered way, allowing them to relate to such experiences in a way that is likely to be helpful in preventing future relapses. |
spellingShingle | Hargus, E Crane, C Barnhofer, T Williams, J Effects of mindfulness on meta-awareness and specificity of describing prodromal symptoms in suicidal depression. |
title | Effects of mindfulness on meta-awareness and specificity of describing prodromal symptoms in suicidal depression. |
title_full | Effects of mindfulness on meta-awareness and specificity of describing prodromal symptoms in suicidal depression. |
title_fullStr | Effects of mindfulness on meta-awareness and specificity of describing prodromal symptoms in suicidal depression. |
title_full_unstemmed | Effects of mindfulness on meta-awareness and specificity of describing prodromal symptoms in suicidal depression. |
title_short | Effects of mindfulness on meta-awareness and specificity of describing prodromal symptoms in suicidal depression. |
title_sort | effects of mindfulness on meta awareness and specificity of describing prodromal symptoms in suicidal depression |
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