Early Intervention in Psychiatry
September 2022
Jing Yang, Du Lei, Xueling Suo et al.
Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy for children (MBCT-C), as a psychotherapeutic intervention, has been shown to be effective for treating mood dysregulation (MD). While previous neuroimaging studies of MD have reported both pre-treatment structural and functional alterations, the effects of MBCT-C on brain morphological network organisation has not been investigated. We investigated brain...
BMC Psychiatry
May 2, 2021
Kun Qin, Du Lei, Jing Yang et al.
Abstract Background Given that psychopharmacological approaches routinely used to treat mood-related problems may result in adverse outcomes in mood dysregulated adolescents at familial risk for bipolar disorder (BD), Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy for Children (MBCT-C) provides an alternative effective and safe option. However, little is known about the brain mechanisms of beneficial...
Global Advances in Health and Medicine
November 23, 2020
Brenna K Novak, Anna Gebhardt, Harini Pallerla et al.
Background: Positive effects of mind-body skills programs on participant well-being have been reported in health professions students. The success seen with medical students at this university led to great interest in expanding the mind-body skills program so students in other disciplines could benefit from the program. Objective: The purpose of this study was to assess the effects of a 9-week...
Mindfulness
December 1, 2017
Christina M. Luberto, Rachel S. Wasson, Kristen M. Kraemer et al.
Hospital employees may experience occupational stress and burnout, which negatively impact quality of life and job performance. Evidence-based interventions implemented within the hospital setting are needed to promote employees’ well-being. We offered a 4-week mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) group program for hospital employees and used a mixed-methods practice-based research...
Early Intervention in Psychiatry
October 2016
Sian Cotton, Christina M. Luberto, Richard W. Sears et al.
Children and adolescents with bipolar parents have an elevated risk for anxiety disorders. However, antidepressant medications commonly used to treat symptoms of anxiety may accelerate the onset of mania in these already at-risk youth. Therefore, studies evaluating innovative non-pharmacologic treatments for anxiety in this population are urgently needed. Subjects participated in 12 weekly...
Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology
January 19, 2016
Jeffrey R. Strawn, Sian Cotton, Christina M. Luberto et al.
Objective: We sought to evaluate the neurophysiology of mindfulness-based cognitive therapy for children (MBCT-C) in youth with generalized, social, and/or separation anxiety disorder who were at risk for developing bipolar disorder. Methods: Nine youth (mean age: 13 ± 2 years) with a generalized, social, and/or separation anxiety disorder and a parent with bipolar disorder completed functional...
Journal of Pastoral Care & Counseling
2007
Daniel H Grossoehme, Sian Cotton, Anthony Leonard
One hundred twenty-two adolescent psychiatric inpatients with depressive disorders and 80 healthy peers were administered the INSPIRIT, a measure of core spiritual experiences. Healthy adolescents reported a greater frequency of spiritual experiences and a more positive impact of such experiences on their belief in God than did their inpatient peers. Adolescent inpatients reported higher...