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Saira Madarasmi

2 papers in the library · publishing 2023-2024

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Family dementia caregivers with suicidal ideation improve with mentalizing imagery therapy: Results from a pilot study

Journal of Affective Disorders Reports 2024 Saira Madarasmi, Paulina Gutierrez-Ramirez, N. Barsoum et al.

Background: Family caregivers of persons living with dementia often experience increased depression and suicidal ideation (SI). However, the feasibility and impact of therapies on caregiver SI has remained largely unexplored. Mentalizing imagery therapy (MIT) helps reduce psychological symptoms through mindfulness and guided imagery. This pilot study examined the feasibility of participation by...

Virtual mentalizing imagery therapy for Spanish language Latino family dementia caregivers: A feasibility and acceptability study

Frontiers in Psychology February 16, 2023 Liliana A. Ramirez Gomez, Julene K. Johnson, C. Ritchie et al.

Spanish speaking family caregivers of people living with dementia have limited supportive resources in Spanish. There are few validated, culturally acceptable virtual interventions for reducing these caregivers’ psychological distress. We investigated the feasibility of a Spanish language adaptation of a virtual Mentalizing Imagery Therapy (MIT) program, which provides guided imagery and...