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.
Comparable studies
Other non-randomized and open-label trials on meditation, most cited first.
| Study | Year | Design | Participants |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction in Relation to Quality of Life, Mood, Symptoms of Stress, and Immune Parameters in Breast and Prostate Cancer Outpatients Early-stage breast and prostate cancer patients | 2003 | Pre-post intervention study | n = 59 |
| Exploring self‐compassion and empathy in the context of mindfulness‐based stress reduction (MBSR) Community sample | 2010 | Pre-post intervention study | |
| Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Lowers Psychological Distress In Medical Students Second-year medical students | 2003 | Prospective nonrandomized cohort-controlled study | n = 302 |
| Intensive meditation training, immune cell telomerase activity, and psychological mediators. Retreat participants and matched controls | 2011 | Controlled trial with wait-list control group | n = 60 |
| The Effectiveness of Mindfulness Training for Children with ADHD and Mindful Parenting for their Parents Children aged 8-12 with ADHD and their parents | 2011 | Within-group waitlist controlled trial | n = 22 |
Citations in the library
Cites 2
- Mindfulness‐based cognitive therapy for severe health anxiety (hypochondriasis): An interpretative phenomenological analysis of patients’ experiences British Journal of Clinical Psychology January 21, 2011
- Experience of mindfulness in people with bipolar disorder: a qualitative study. Psychotherapy Research May 2011