Higher mindfulness is linked to fewer depressive symptoms in college students, partly because it reduces shyness and improves core self-evaluation. A chain mediation model using two samples (646 and 269 students) showed that mindfulness influences depression sequentially through shyness and then core self-evaluation. The findings suggest that mindfulness practices may help prevent or treat depressive symptoms, especially in shy students, by lowering shyness and boosting self-evaluation.
A randomized clinical trial will compare Cognitively-Based Compassion Training for Chronic Pain with Psychological Comorbidity (CBCT-CP+) to a health education control (H.E.L.P.) among 142 Veterans who have chronic pain along with PTSD and/or depression. Both groups will attend 10 weekly 90-minute virtual sessions. The primary aims are to reduce pain interference and the severity of comorbid psychopathology. The authors hypothesize that CBCT-CP+ will lead to larger reductions in these co-primary outcomes and greater improvements in life satisfaction and quality of life. If effective, the intervention could improve treatment outcomes for this population.
An 8-week Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) intervention reduced stigma and self-harm, and improved mindfulness and insight in young women with schizophrenia. In a randomized trial of 62 female patients, those receiving MBCT showed significantly lower scores on measures of stigma and self-harm compared to a control group receiving conventional treatment. Mindfulness scores and treatment attitudes improved significantly. Higher mindfulness was linked to lower stigma. The findings suggest MBCT can lessen the cumulative burden of mental disorders and self-harm in this population.