Mindfulness-based stress reduction in adolescents with mental disorders: A randomised clinical trial
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BACKGROUND: Currently, there is a strong movement to implement mindfulness interventions with young people. The objective of this randomised clinical trial was to assess the potential effects of a mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) programme for adolescent outpatients in mental health facilities in Cordoba, Spain. METHOD: A total of 101 adolescents aged 13-16 years old, receiving psychological or psychiatric treatment for various disorders, were eligible for the study. The participants’ scores on mindfulness, self-esteem, perceived stress, state-trait anxiety and other psychological symptoms were examined at two time-points. Eighty adolescents completed the study (MBSR+TAU group = 41; TAU group = 39). RESULTS: The MBSR+TAU group showed a statistically significant decrease in anxiety state compared to the treatment-as-usual (TAU) group. No statistically significant differences were found between groups on the other scores, but the intervention was observed to have a greater impact on the MBSR+TAU group than in the TAU group, especially in reducing symptoms of depression, anxiety, paranoia and perceived stress. CONCLUSION: These results suggest that MBSR may be a useful adjunct treatment for adolescents in mental health facilities.
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Studies with university students, adolescents, and healthcare workers showed remarkably consistent improvements in emotional regulation and psychological well-being.
“studies with university students, El Morr and Loucks [24,45], adolescents (Chi and Díaz-González) [31,40], and healthcare workers by Santamaría-Peláez [42] showed remarkably consistent improvements in emotional regulation and psychological well-being.”
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- Authors
- Díaz-González, M., Pérez Dueñas, C., Sánchez-Raya, A., Moriana Elvira, J., & Sánchez Vázquez, V.
- Affiliations
- Hospital Infanta Margarita de Cabra (Córdoba)
- Hospital Universitario Reina Sofía de Córdoba (España), and Universidad de Córdoba
- Hospital Universitario Reina Sofía (ES)
- Hospital Universitario Reina Sofía de Córdoba (España)
- Venue
- Psicothema
- Publisher
- Grupo Editorial Psicofundación
- Published
- 2018-05-01
- Volume
- 2
- Issue
- 30
- Pages
- 165-170
- ISSN
- 0214-9915 (ISSN-L)
- 1886-144X
- OpenAlex
- W2886649963
- Cited by
- 32
- References
- 0
- Citations by year
- 2026: 4 · 2025: 6 · 2024: 5 · 2023: 3 · 2022: 2 · 2021: 4 · 2020: 5 · 2019: 3
- FWCI
- 3.52
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- gold
- doi.org
- Locations
- Psicothema (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Universidad de Córdoba Insitutional Repository (Universidad de Córdoba) (submittedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Personality Disorders and Psychopathology
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Psychology and Mental Health
- Keywords
- mindfulness-based stress reduction, adolescents, adolescent mental disorders, anxiety, depression, paranoia, perceived stress, self-esteem, adjunctive therapy, outpatients, mindfulness-based interventions
- MeSH terms
- Adolescent, Psychology, Adolescent, Anxiety Disorders, Mental Disorders, Depressive Disorder, Female, Humans, Male, Paranoid Disorders, Surveys and Questionnaires, Self Concept, Stress, Psychological, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Mindfulness
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