Effectiveness of Mindfulness Based Interventions in Male Schizophrenia Patients
Victor Harold Wasson
International Journal of Science and Research (IJSR) October 5, 2023 DOI: 10.21275/sr231022141911 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Review Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Population | Males in the early stage of schizophrenia (illness duration less than 5 years), plus participants in included studies with depression, generalized anxiety disorder and other psychiatric disorders |
| Intervention | Mindfulness-based intervention |
| Measures | PANSS |
| Topics | Meditation |
| Key findings | The authors report that mental health scale scores improved significantly from before to after mindfulness-based intervention and that PANSS scores also improved, which they present as positive outcomes of mindfulness therapy. They argue that early-stage intervention is an important management approach, citing Australia, the United Kingdom and Canada as countries that have prioritized it. |
Abstract
Schizophrenia is understood to be a chronic disorder of the brain which affects under 1% of the population of the United States of America. During its active phase, symptoms include hallucinations, reduced motivation, delusions, speech that is disorganized and problems with thinking. The condition influences perception, judgment and emotions which are known as the basic human processes. Studies of the brain affected by schizophrenia have shown that certain genes such as dysbindin, DISC1, DAOA, COMT and neuregulin 1 can be considered as its risk factors. A chromosome 22 microdeletion known as Velocardio Facial Syndrome (VCFS) can be associated with the pathogenesis of schizophrenia. Cognition, motor function, social interaction and physical morphology abnormalitiesare most commonly noticed in people who later exhibit schizophrenia which is indicative of developmental vulnerability.The literature search consisted of articles from known and recognized databases like COCHRANE, PUBMED, MEDLINE and GOOGLE SCHOLAR.The evidence-based medicine practitioners frequently use a special framework known as the PICO framework.Males suffering with schizophrenia in its early stage which was less than 5 years were considered.Worldwide countries like Australia, United Kingdom or Canada have focused on including intervention at early stages as an important approach in the management of the disorder.In the Explicit Health Care Guarantees, the first episode of schizophrenia is considered as a first mental health condition.One of the meta-analysis contains 39 studies with a total of 1,140 participants.This analysis focused on patients suffering from depression, generalized anxiety disorder and a number of other psychiatric disorders.The greatest number of participants 1,140 was the biggest sample among all the articles included in this review.Remaining studies contained samples from 342 to 60 participants.As this review was supposed to highlight the effect of mindfulness-based intervention therefore, a majority of the articles included in this review contained mindfulness therapy as a treatment for the disorders.The results indicated significant differences in mental health scores on the scales before and post the intervention.Participants further showed good improvements in their mental health after the treatment.PANSS score also improved and all the above-mentioned points highlight the positive outcomes of mindfulness intervention.
Comparable studies
Other narrative reviews on meditation, most cited first.
| Study | Year | Design | Participants |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mindfulness training as a clinical intervention: A conceptual and empirical review. Clinical populations | 2003 | Review | |
| Mindfulness: Theoretical Foundations and Evidence for its Salutary Effects | 2007 | Review | |
| Mindfulness Interventions | 2016 | Review | |
| Mind the Hype: A Critical Evaluation and Prescriptive Agenda for Research on Mindfulness and Meditation | 2017 | Review | |
| Mindfulness and acceptance: expanding the cognitive-behavioral tradition | 2005 | Review |
Citations in the library
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- Neural Correlates of Dispositional Mindfulness During Affect Labeling Psychosomatic Medicine July 1, 2007
- An international multi-site, randomized controlled trial of a mindfulness-based psychoeducation group programme for people with schizophrenia Psychological Medicine April 4, 2017
- Does mindfulness help people adapt to the experience of hearing voices? Psychiatry Research December 2018
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