Abstract BackgroundMigraine ranks among the leading causes of disability worldwide. Comorbid depressive symptoms are highly prevalent in patients with migraine and are associated with worsened pain severity, greater migraine-related disability, and poorer migraine prognosis. Despite this burdensome comorbidity, the treatment of these co-occurring disorders has rarely been studied. While...
This study was an open-label single-arm clinical trial evaluating the fidelity, feasibility, acceptability, and clinical signal of abbreviated mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT-brief) delivered either via telephone (MBCT-T) or by video conferencing (MBCT-V) for people with migraine and comorbid depressive symptoms. Migraine is commonly comorbid with elevated depressive symptoms. MBCT...
Elevated perceived stress is associated with adverse outcomes following myocardial infarction (MI) and may account for poorer recovery among women vs men. This randomized controlled trial tested effects of a mindfulness-based intervention on stress levels among women with MI. Women with elevated stress (Perceived Stress Scale [PSS-4]≥6) at least 2 months after MI were enrolled from 12 hospitals...