JMIR Mental Health
May 13, 2025
Meysam Pirbaglou, Christo El Morr, Farah Ahmad et al.
2 citations
Mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs) are widely employed in mental health promotion and treatment. Despite widespread evidence of effectiveness with different populations and delivery modes, there are sparse findings concerning the mechanisms of action in MBIs. This study, based on a secondary evaluation of two randomized controlled trials (RCTs) with student participants, was aimed at...
September 22, 2024
Meysam Pirbaglou, Christo El Morr, Farah Ahmad et al.
BACKGROUND Mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs) are widely employed in mental health promotion and treatment. Despite widespread evidence of effectiveness in different populations and delivery modes, there are sparse findings concerning mechanisms of action in these interventions. OBJECTIVE This study, based on a secondary evaluation of two randomized controlled trials (RCTs) with student...
BMC Digital Health
July 3, 2023
Farah Ahmad, Christo El Morr, Paul Ritvo et al.
4 citations
Abstract Background Evidence shows that mindfulness-based programs reduce levels of stress, anxiety, and depression. Yet, web-based mindfulness has been less studied, especially among university students. We developed a student-centered web-based mindfulness virtual community (MVC) intervention informed by cognitive-behavioral-therapy constructs. MVC comprised of (1) 12 online video-based...
BMC Public Health
December 18, 2021
Vaidehi Yogeswaran, Christo El Morr
Background: Medical school typically presents students with a combination of academic and personal stressors that may lead to substandard mental health wellbeing. Meditation practices such as mindfulness facilitate a greater awareness of one's thoughts and feelings, thereby decreasing emotional reactivity. The use of mindfulness-based interventions delivered online has considerable potential in...
JMIR Mental Health
December 2, 2020
Paul Ritvo, F. Ahmad, Christo El Morr et al.
Background University students are experiencing higher levels of distress and mental health disorders than before. In addressing mental health needs, web-based interventions have shown increasing promise in overcoming geographic distances and high student-to-counselor ratios, leading to the potential for wider implementation. The Mindfulness Virtual Community (MVC) program, a web-based program,...
JMIR Mental Health
June 17, 2020
Christo El Morr, Paul Ritvo, F. Ahmad et al.
Background A student mental health crisis is increasingly acknowledged and will only intensify with the COVID-19 crisis. Given accessibility of methods with demonstrated efficacy in reducing depression and anxiety (eg, mindfulness meditation and cognitive behavioral therapy [CBT]) and limitations imposed by geographic obstructions and localized expertise, web-based alternatives have become...
Paul Ritvo, Farah Ahmad, Christo El Morr et al.
BACKGROUND: University students are experiencing higher levels of distress and mental health disorders than before. In addressing mental health needs, web-based interventions have shown increasing promise in overcoming geographic distances and high student-to-counselor ratios, leading to the potential for wider implementation. The Mindfulness Virtual Community (MVC) program, a web-based...
Paul Ritvo, Farah Ahmad, Christo El Morr et al.
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Christo El Morr, Farideh Tavanga, Farah Ahmad et al.
BACKGROUND: Students’ mental health crisis has been recognized before COVID-19 pandemic and deepened during the pandemic. Mindfulness Virtual Community (MVC), an eight-week web-based mindfulness and cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) program and featuring online videos, discussion forums, and videoconferencing, has proven to be an effective web-based program to reduce symptoms of depression,...