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...
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,...