Mindfulness groups for early psychosis: A qualitative study

Abstract

All participants reported subjective benefits and challenges of mindfulness practice, and gave insights into processes of change. These preliminary data suggest mindfulness can be of use to individuals experiencing their first episode of psychosis.

Mindfulness groups for people experiencing distressing psychosis: an interpretative phenomenological analysis

“…It was good knowing that lots of people had the same difficulties.'' This is fitting with the grounded theory analysis conducted by Ashcroft et al (2011) in which participants also identified feeling a sense of universality as part of the group process, which through validation and sharing of experiences with others, enabled other processes such as acceptance.…”

“…The overarching theme of the emergent theory was ''experiencing how to relate differently to psychosis.'' In the second grounded theory study, Ashcroft et al (2011) developed four main categories from participants' accounts at an early intervention in psychosis service: ''being able to use mindfulness'', ''making sense of mindfulness and coping'', ''relating to people differently'' and ''increased self-understanding and acceptance''.…”

‘It was me answering my own questions’: Experiences of method of levels therapy amongst people with first‐episode psychosis

“…One study into experiences of attending a mindfulness group for FEP emphasized understanding and accepting oneself as being a helpful outcome (Ashcroft et al . ). To our knowledge, no qualitative studies have directly investigated how people with FEP experience individual therapy.…”

Dancing Mindfulness: A Phenomenological Investigation of the Emerging Practice

“…In examining qualitative literature on mindfulness, several compelling themes emerge. One of the most prevalent themes is that using mindfulness techniques, regardless of the program, helps individuals to become more aware of, or better able to describe, their own emotions/situations (Ashcroft, Barrow, Lee, & MacKinnon, 2012;Barton, 2011;Chadwick, Kaur, Swelam, et al, 2011;Coholic, 2011;Frank & La Barre, 2011;Frisvold, Lindquist, & McAlpine, 2012;Hick & Furlotte, 2010;Irving, Park-Saltzman, Fitzpatrick, et al, 2014;Keane, 2013;Mehling, Wruble, Daubenmire, et al, 2011;Morone, Lynch, Losasso, et al, 2012;Wilkinson-Tough, Bocci, Thorne, & Herlihy, 2010;Wongtongkam, Ward, Day, & Winefield, 2013). Increased awareness can assist individuals in recognizing not only their own emotional state, but that of others, which allows them to be less judgmental of self and others (Hick & Furlotte, 2010;Siegel, 2007).…”