An Exploratory Study of Group Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy for Older People with Depression

Meeten, Frances; Whiting, Susan J.; Williams, Caroline M.

doi:10.1007/s12671-014-0279-1

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“…this outcome is especially noteworthy, because traits by definition are more resistant to change. The results support the findings of other studies that have confirmed the effectiveness of mindfulness techniques in reducing these conditions and others, including insomnia, (Black et al, 2015), diabetes, and coronary heart disease (Keyworth et al, 2014) in older adults (gallegos, Hoerger, talbot, Moyinhan, & Duberstein, 2013;Meeten, Whiting, & Williams, 2014;Young & Baime, 2010). in old age, the reduced future time perspective may lead persons to focus more on the present moment in a non-judgmental way and to accept illness as a natural component of life (carmona, requena, rosario, & lópez, 2015;Hoogland, 2015).…”

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Reducing anxiety, geriatric depression and worry in a sample of older adults through a mindfulness training program

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this study aimed to analyze the effects of a mindfulness training program on anxiety, worry, and geriatric depression in a sample of older adults. a randomized controlled trial with pretest-posttest measurements was used on an experimental group (n = 42) and a control group (waiting list; n = 45). participants in the experimental group completed the short cognitive examination, the penn state Worry Questionnaire (psWQ), and the Geriatric Depression Scale. Analyses showed significantly stronger reductions in geriatric depression, anxiety and worry in the experimental group than in the control group, confirming the effectiveness of mindfulness techniques in reducing these conditions and, especially, for the trait-worry variable, followed by important changes in anxiety, depression and meta-worry. this is one of the few studies examining the effects of mindfulness training in the elderly. results are especially noteworthy because traits are quite resistant to change. implications for future research and intervention are underlined.Resumen se analizan los efectos de un programa de entrenamiento en mindfulness en la ansiedad, la preocupación y la depresión en una muestra de adultos mayores en este estudio controlado y aleatorizado con medidas pretrest-posttest con un grupo experimental (n = 42) y control (lista de espera; n = 42). el grupo experimental completó el Mini-examen cognitivo, el inventario de preocupación de pensilvania, y la escala de Depresión Geriátrica. Se obtuvieron mayores reducciones significativas en este grupo comparado con el grupo control, confirmándose la efectividad de las técnicas de mindfulness en la reducción de estos transtornos y, especialmente, en la variable preocupación de rasgo, seguida de importantes cambios en ansiedad, depresión y metapreocupación. este es uno de los pocos estudios que examinan los efectos del entrenamiento en mindfulness en la tercera edad. los resultados son especialmente importantes porque los rasgos son resistentes al cambio. se destacan implicaciones para la investigación futura e intervención. Palabras clave: Mindfulness, Depresión geriátrica, ansiedad, preocupación, adultos mayores. * correspondence: alberto amutio careaga. Facultad de relaciones laborales y trabajo social. Universidad del país Vasco (UpV/eHU). Barrio sarriena, s/n. campus de leioa, 48940. telf: +34946013133; Fax: 946012277 72

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Reducing anxiety, geriatric depression and worry in a sample of older adults through a mindfulness training program

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“…Therefore, strategies to improve the early detection and managing of depression are needed; these strategies should also aim to increase awareness of depression among physicians and implement effective educational and organizational interventions. In addition, cognitive behavioural approaches, such as positive psychology interventions and mindfulness‐based cognitive therapy, , could be implemented to reduce depressive symptoms and improve elderly individuals’ negative perceptions of their health.…”

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Factors associated with depression among elderly Koreans: the role of chronic illness, subjective health status, and cognitive impairment

Park

Yang

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Psychogeriatrics

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“…Clinical and applied researchers often draw a distinction between cognitive and behavioral orientations when implementing interventions (see Young et al, ). Cognitive approaches to therapy, which include mindfulness‐based cognitive therapy, emotion‐focused therapy, and compassion‐focused therapy, have been shown to reduce depression and anxiety as well as improve recovery from psychosis (Lilja, Broberg, Norlander, & Broberg, ; Mason & Hargreaves, ; Meeten, Whiting, & Williams, ).…”

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Lay Conceptions of Volitional Personality Change: From Strategies Pursued to Stories Told

Baranski

Morse

Dunlop

2016

Journal of Personality

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Recent research suggests that individuals play an active role in their own personality development. Here, we investigated lay conceptions of this volitional personality change process. In Study 1, participants (N = 602) provided open-ended descriptions of their desired personality changes as well as the strategies they were using to achieve these changes. In Study 2, participants (N = 578) completed these same measures and provided narrative descriptions of the emergence of their desires for (and previous) personality changes. Desired changes were quantified in a manner consistent with the Five-Factor Model (though desires pertinent to Openness to Experience were rare), whereas reported strategies were distinguished on the basis of cognitive and behavioral content. Desires to increase in Extraversion corresponded negatively with the use of cognitive strategies and positively with the use of behavioral strategies, whereas desires to increase in Agreeableness exhibited the opposite pattern. Finally, desires for change were typically construed as stimulated by specific events, whereas previous personality changes were attributed to shifts in social roles. Laypersons hold a diverse range of desired changes and strategies. In addition, different categories of events are recognized as catalysts of desires for (and previous) changes.

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An Exploratory Study of Group Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy for Older People with Depression

Cited by 17 publications

References 36 publications

Reducing anxiety, geriatric depression and worry in a sample of older adults through a mindfulness training program

Reducing anxiety, geriatric depression and worry in a sample of older adults through a mindfulness training program

Factors associated with depression among elderly Koreans: the role of chronic illness, subjective health status, and cognitive impairment

Lay Conceptions of Volitional Personality Change: From Strategies Pursued to Stories Told

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