Effectiveness of Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy for Reducing Depressive Symptomatology in a Community Sample of Individuals with Adjustment Disorders: Exploring the Role of Pain in Treatment Response
- 30-09-2022
- ORIGINAL PAPER
Gepubliceerd in:
- Auteurs
- Miguel Gárriz
- Víctor Pérez
- Adrián Pérez-Aranda
- Juan Castaño
- Francesc Colom
- Irene Canosa-García
- Natalia Gandara
- Luis Miguel Martin-López
- Matilde Elices
- Gepubliceerd in
- Mindfulness | Uitgave 11/2022
Abstract
Objectives
Adjustment disorders (AjD) are common in clinical practice, but research on treatment alternatives is scarce, as it is on the impact of common comorbid symptoms such as pain. The present study explored the effect of mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) on a sample of AjD outpatients and analyzed the role of pain in treatment response.
Methods
Quantitative data were obtained from 278 individuals diagnosed with AjD who participated in an MBCT program. The sample was divided into two subgroups: “pain” vs. “no pain.” Depressive symptomatology was the main outcome. Paired t-tests were used to analyze the effect of the intervention. A repeated measures ANOVA was performed to compare the impact between the two subgroups. The predictive role of pain, among other variables, on treatment response was analyzed through linear regression.
Results
A significant decrease in depressive symptomatology was observed posttreatment (t = 9.27, p < .001; Cohen’s d = 0.44). Although both subgroups improved after MBCT, the “pain” subgroup presented a significantly smaller change (F = 5.85, p = .016). Pain was a significant predictor of treatment response (B = − 3.15, t = − 2.89, p = .004).
Conclusions
Our results support the effectiveness of MBCT for treating adult outpatients with AjD. The presence of comorbid pain seems to minimize treatment response, which could in turn hinder recovery.
- Titel
- Effectiveness of Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy for Reducing Depressive Symptomatology in a Community Sample of Individuals with Adjustment Disorders: Exploring the Role of Pain in Treatment Response
- Auteurs
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Miguel Gárriz
Víctor Pérez
Adrián Pérez-Aranda
Juan Castaño
Francesc Colom
Irene Canosa-García
Natalia Gandara
Luis Miguel Martin-López
Matilde Elices
- Publicatiedatum
- 30-09-2022
- Uitgeverij
- Springer US
- Gepubliceerd in
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Mindfulness / Uitgave 11/2022
Print ISSN: 1868-8527
Elektronisch ISSN: 1868-8535 - DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s12671-022-01995-4
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