The correlation between cumulative burden of mental disorders and self-harm, shame, and insight in young female patients with schizophrenia.
European Archives of Psychiatry and Clinical Neuroscience April 1, 2025 Hua Xue, Chaomin Wang, Yongjian Tian et al.
An 8-week Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) intervention reduced stigma and self-harm, and improved mindfulness and insight in young women with schizophrenia. In a randomized trial of 62 female patients, those receiving MBCT showed significantly lower scores on measures of stigma and self-harm compared to a control group receiving conventional treatment. Mindfulness scores and treatment attitudes improved significantly. Higher mindfulness was linked to lower stigma. The findings suggest MBCT can lessen the cumulative burden of mental disorders and self-harm in this population.