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Mayra Pires Alves Machado

3 papers in the library · 25 citations · publishing 2022-2024

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A mindfulness-based intervention for Substance Use Disorder in a Brazilian vulnerable population: a feasibility mixed method study.

Frontiers in Public Health 2024 Mayra Pires Alves Machado, Emérita Sátiro Opaleye, Andre Bedendo et al. 3 citations

Substance Use Disorder (SUD) is a chronic condition that impacts various facets of an individual's life, and society as a whole. The Mindfulness-Based Relapse Prevention (MBRP) protocol is an innovative intervention that can help to prevent relapse, particularly when used as a post-treatment approach. However, although there is significant evidence of its effectiveness in studies from...

A randomized controlled trial of mindfulness: effects on university students' mental health.

International journal of mental health systems October 13, 2023 Giovana Gonçalves Gallo, Daniela Fernandez Curado, Mayra Pires Alves Machado et al. 18 citations

The development of mental health disorders is common in the university population, and mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs) seem to be effective in addressing them in different contexts. Thus, this study investigated the impact of an 8-week MBI adapted to university students from the Mindfulness-Based Relapse Prevention (MBSR) on different symptoms related to mental health problems,...

A randomized controlled trial of mindfulness: effects on university students’ mental health

Research Square July 6, 2022 Giovana Gonçalves Gallo, Daniela Fernandez Curado, Mayra Pires Alves Machado et al. 4 citations

Abstract The development of mental health disorders is common in the university population, and mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs) seem to be effective in addressing them in different contexts. Thus, this study investigated the impact of MBIs on different symptoms related to mental health problems. University students (n = 136) were randomized into MBI group or wait-list group. All...