Title |
Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy for Young People and Their Carers: a Mixed-Method Feasibility Study
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Published in |
Mindfulness, October 2017
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DOI | 10.1007/s12671-017-0842-7 |
Pubmed ID | |
Authors |
Daniel N. Racey, Jerry Fox, Vashti L. Berry, Kelly V. Blockley, Rachel A. Longridge, Jennifer L. Simmons, Astrid Janssens, Willem Kuyken, Tamsin J. Ford |
Abstract |
We aimed to evaluate whether mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) was feasible and acceptable for young people, their parents and the clinicians working with them; whether a parallel course for parents was a useful addition; and whether attendance at MBCT was associated with improved outcomes. The design was a mixed-method service evaluation of an eight-session MBCT programme for young people who were recovering from depression. The course was a manualised eight-session group intervention. Both young people (n = 18) and parents (n = 21) completed validated measures before and after the course. Semi-structured interviews were completed with some group participants and clinical staff working in the service. Care records were searched for additional contact following the intervention. Qualitative data from young people, parents and clinicians suggested that MBCT was acceptable and feasible and provided strategies to cope. The parent course was reported to provide personal support to parents and helped them cope with their child's depression whilst also impacting the family, promoted shared understanding of depression and strategies to combat it and addressed intergenerational aspects of depression. Eighty-four per cent of participants attended at least 6/8 sessions, and 48% required no further intervention within the following year. Young people had statistically significant improvements across all outcome measures, whilst parents had statistically significant improvements in rumination, self-compassion and decentring. |
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China | 1 | 5% |
Portugal | 1 | 5% |
United States | 1 | 5% |
Unknown | 4 | 19% |
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Student > Bachelor | 20 | 11% |
Student > Ph. D. Student | 18 | 10% |
Researcher | 17 | 9% |
Student > Doctoral Student | 15 | 8% |
Other | 31 | 16% |
Unknown | 59 | 31% |
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Nursing and Health Professions | 11 | 6% |
Social Sciences | 9 | 5% |
Medicine and Dentistry | 7 | 4% |
Neuroscience | 4 | 2% |
Other | 17 | 9% |
Unknown | 68 | 36% |