MINDFULNESS BASED COGNITIVE THERAPY AND SYMPTOMS SEVERITY IN PATIENTS WITH OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DISORDER
Neha Farheen Mushtaq, G Venkatesh Kumar
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH October 1, 2021 DOI: 10.36106/ijsr/9803925 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Pre-post intervention with control group design Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Sample size | 34 |
| Population | Patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) |
| Intervention | Mindfulness based cognitive therapy (MBCT) |
| Duration | 8 weeks |
| Measures | Yale-Brown Obsessive Compulsive Scale (YBOCS) |
| Topics | Meditation |
| Key points | The authors report that patients with OCD who received eight weeks of mindfulness-based cognitive therapy showed a significant decline in composite Yale-Brown Obsessive Compulsive Scale symptom severity scores at post-intervention compared with a control group, and conclude that MBCT significantly reduces OCD symptom severity. |
Abstract
Background: Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is a mental disorder characterized by the presence of obsessions and compulsions with lifetime prevalence of around 2%-3%. Increase in symptoms severity often signicantly seen impairment with work, relationships and other responsibilities. Therefore, timely and effective intervention is required. Literature favors cognitive Behavioral therapy (CBT) as intervention in the management of symptoms severity.
Aim: The present study attempts to see the role of mindfulness based cognitive therapy in reducing symptoms severity in OCD.
Methods: AND MATERIALS: Pre- and post- MBCT intervention with a control group design were used to conduct this study involving 34 patients with OCD. Patients were equally distributed in two groups where one group was given intervention Mindfulness based cognitive therapy (MBCT) sessions for 8 weeks. Pre- and post- intervention assessment was done using Yale-Brown Obsessive Compulsive Scale (YBOCS) symptoms severity. And the results were compared.
Results: Obtained research data indicates that there is a signicant declined in the composite score on YBOCS symptoms severity at post intervention assessment in the group which had been undergone MBCTas compare to the other group.
Conclusion: Findings revealed that MBCThas a signicant effect on reducing symptoms severity in patients with OCD.