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A randomized clinical trial of mindfulness-based cognitive therapy versus unrestricted services for health anxiety (hypochondriasis).

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McManus, Freda, Surawy, Christina, Muse, Kate, Vazquez-Montes, Maria, Williams, J. Mark G.·2012·Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology

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OBJECTIVE: The efficacy and acceptability of existing psychological interventions for health anxiety (hypochondriasis) are limited. In the current study, the authors aimed to assess the impact of mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) on health anxiety by comparing the impact of MBCT in addition to usual services (unrestricted services) with unrestricted services (US) alone. METHOD: The 74 participants were randomized to either MBCT in addition to US (n = 36) or US alone (n = 38). Participants were assessed prior to intervention (MBCT or US), immediately following the intervention, and 1 year postintervention. In addition to independent assessments of diagnostic status, standardized self-report measures and assessor ratings of severity and distress associated with the diagnosis of hypochondriasis were used. RESULTS: In the intention-to-treat (ITT) analysis (N = 74), MBCT participants had significantly lower health anxiety than US participants, both immediately following the intervention (Cohen's d = 0.48) and at 1-year follow-up (d = 0.48). The per-protocol (PP) analysis (n = 68) between groups effect size was d = 0.49 at postintervention and d = 0.62 at 1-year follow-up. Mediational analysis showed that change in mindfulness mediated the group changes in health anxiety symptoms. Significantly fewer participants allocated to MBCT than to US met criteria for the diagnosis of hypochondriasis, both immediately following the intervention period (ITT 50.0% vs. 78.9%; PP 47.1% vs. 78.4%) and at 1-year follow-up (ITT 36.1% vs. 76.3%; PP 28.1% vs. 75.0%). CONCLUSIONS: MBCT may be a useful addition to usual services for patients with health anxiety.

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Authors
McManus, F., Surawy, C., Muse, K., Vazquez-Montes, M., & Williams, J. M. G.
Affiliations
Warneford Hospital (GB)
Venue
Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology
Published
2012-10
Volume
80
Issue
5
Pages
817-828
ISSN
  • 0022-006X (ISSN-L)
  • 1939-2117
OpenAlex
W2167369045
Cited by
179
References
54
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FWCI
21.36
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology (publishedVersion, other-oa)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Research Repository (University of Gloucestershire) (acceptedVersion)
  • Research Repository (University of Gloucestershire) (submittedVersion)
  • Worcester Research and Publications (University of Worcester) (submittedVersion)
Funders
Wellcome Trust (G067797)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
Keywords
mindfulness-based cognitive therapy, health anxiety, usual care, psychological intervention, mindfulness, treatment efficacy, acceptability, long-term follow-up
MeSH terms
Adult, Anxiety, Female, Follow-Up Studies, Humans, Hypochondriasis, Male, Middle Aged, Severity of Illness Index, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Treatment Outcome, Meditation

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