effectiveness

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Zoey Hatch

Cards (21)

what is MBCT?
mindful-based cognitive therapy
what is MBCT used to treat?
patients suffering from recurrent depression from relapse
name a piece of evidence that can be used to back up MBCT
Teasdale et al (2000)
how many participants were is Teasdale et al?
145
how did Teasdale et al work?
partic randomly allocated treatment as usual (TAU) OR TAU & 8 classes of MBCT
how long was Teasdale et al?
60 weeks
what were the findings of Teasdale et al?
MBCT was...
greater help to those suffered from greatest number of previous episodes
no effect on those with only 2 depression episodes
reducing risk of relapse in those with 3+ episodes
How can you counter argue MBCT?
although effective, mostly applies to patients in extreme cases of relapse
What is MBSR?
Mindful-based stress reduction
What is MBSR used to treat?
patients suffering from conditions that are painful, chronic, disabling or terminal
name some evidence to back up MBSR
Reibel et al (2001)
how many participants were in Reibel et al?
136 patients
how long was Reibel et al?
8 weeks and a one year follow up
how did Reibel et al work?
patients were put into a mindfulness programme and given 20 mins meditation every day
what does Reibel et al findings say?
MBSR decreased levels of anxiety & depression
What is the point of group vs indiv minfulness?
group mindfulness is more effective than individual mindfulness
name some evidence that backs up group vs indiv mindfulness
Mantzios & Giannou (2014)
how many participants were in Mantzios & Gainnou?
170 partic trying to lose weight
how long was Mantzios & Giannou?
6 weeks
how did Mantzios & Giannou work?
partic randomly assigned to practice meditation with group or individually
what did the findings of Mantzios & Giannou tell us?
group settings lost more weight and lowered levels of cog behav avoidance
benefits of indiv mindfulness shoukd be applied with caution
mindfulness is cost-efficient (strong cost-benefit analysis)