Women with multiple sclerosis who participated in an 8-session mindfulness-based stress reduction program showed lower anxiety and depression scores after the intervention compared with a control group that did not receive the training. The difference between the two groups was statistically significant, suggesting that MBSR can help reduce mood disorders in this population.
A pretest-posttest experimental study with 20 opioid users in Sanandaj, Iran found that an 8-session mindfulness-based cognitive therapy intervention significantly improved mental well-being compared to a control group. The experimental group's mean mental well-being score after the intervention was 177.90 ± 20.14, versus 141.30 ± 19.16 in the control group, a statistically significant difference. The therapy helped participants replace irrational beliefs with reasonable ones, fostering new insights and improved communication with others, thereby enhancing subjective well-being.
Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) reduced depression and anxiety in women with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). In a quasi-experimental study with 30 depressed and anxious women assigned to either an MBCT group or a waiting-list control, the MBCT group showed significantly lower scores on the Beck Depression Inventory and Beck Anxiety Inventory immediately after the intervention and at a 3-month follow-up. The authors suggest MBCT as a psychological approach for women with SLE.