The Effectiveness of the Moving to Emptiness Technique on Clients Who Need Help During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Real-World Study

Tao, Yanqiang; Chen, Yi; Zhou, Wen; Lai, Lihui; Tian-jun, Liu

doi:10.3389/fpubh.2022.890960

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“…In this reactive chain, elderly adults' great concerns for the family can strengthen their nervousness about imminent issues. Besides medication treatment, mindfulness therapy (MT), acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), moving to emptiness (MET) and cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) are effective in anxiety mitigation ( 48 , 49 ).…”

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Seeking bridge symptoms of anxiety, depression, and sleep disturbance among the elderly during the lockdown of the COVID-19 pandemic—A network approach

Zhang

Tao²,

Hou³

et al. 2022

Front. Psychiatry

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BackgroundBesides physical changes, elderly adults are prone to have mental disorders such as anxiety, depression, and sleep disturbance, and the pandemic of COVID-19 worsened the situation. However, internal relationships and co-occurrence of psychopathologies were scarcely examined. Therefore, in the current study, through network analysis, we inspected relationships among symptoms of depression, anxiety, and sleep disturbance and identified key symptoms that espoused the disease.MethodsWe asked 1,302 elderly adults to fill in Patient Health Questionnaire-2 (depressive symptoms), the Generalized Anxiety Disorder-2 (anxiety symptoms), and the Youth Self-rating Insomnia Scale (sleep disturbance) and then constructed three networks for elderly adults, male elderly, and female elderly. Via network analysis, we accomplished four goals. First, we identified symptom with the highest centrality (i.e., strength) index for each network; then, we found the strongest correlation (i.e., edges) in each network; thirdly, we confirmed specific nodes that could bridge anxiety, depression, and sleep disturbance; the last was to compare networks based on genders. Network stability and accuracy tests were performed.ResultsNetworks of elderly adults, male elderly, and female elderly were stable, accurate, and intelligible. Among all networks, “Nervousness”- “Excessive worry” (GAD-1- GAD-2) had the strongest correlation, and “Nervousness” (GAD-1) had the highest strength and bridge strength value. When we made a comparison between female elderly's and male elderly's networks, except for the significant difference in the mean value of “Difficulty initiating sleep” (YSIS-3), the findings showed that the two networks were similar. Network stability and accuracy proved to be reliable.ConclusionsIn networks of anxiety, depression, and sleep disturbance, anxiety played a conspicuous role in comorbidity, which could be a target for practical intervention and prevention.

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Seeking bridge symptoms of anxiety, depression, and sleep disturbance among the elderly during the lockdown of the COVID-19 pandemic—A network approach

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Tao²,

Hou³

et al. 2022

Front. Psychiatry

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“…Several studies have shown that pharmacotherapy, behavior therapy, or simple expressive writing can effectively mitigate daily anxiety ( 56 , 58 ). Additionally, the “Moving to Emptiness Therapy Technique” based on Chinese culture has also shown excellent treatment effects for mental health problems ( 59 ). These methods should be considered in psychological intervention programs for high school students.…”

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Mapping network connection among symptoms of anxiety, depression, and sleep disturbance in Chinese high school students

Wang

Hou

Tao

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Front. Public Health

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BackgroundDue to tremendous academic pressure, Chinese high school students suffer from severe depression, anxiety, and sleep disturbances. Moreover, senior high school students commonly face more serious mental health problems than junior high school students. However, the co-occurrence and internal relationships of depression, anxiety, and sleep disturbances clusters are scarcely examined among high students. Therefore, the current study inspected relationships between depression, anxiety, and sleep disturbance symptoms through network analysis and identified key symptoms bolstering the correlation and intensifying the syndromes.MethodsA total of 13,999 junior high school students (Mage = 13.42 years, SDage = 1.35, 50% females) and 12,550 senior high school students (Mage = 16.93 years, SDage = 1.67, 47% females) were recruited in Harbin. We constructed networks for all students, junior high group, and senior high group, including data from the Youth Self-rating Insomnia Scale-3 (YSIS-3), the Generalized Anxiety Disorder-2 (GAD-2), and the Patient Health Questionnaire-2 (PHQ-2). The indices of “strength” was used to identify symptoms' centrality, and “bridge strength” was used to find specific nodes that could bridge anxiety, depression, and sleep disturbance.ResultsThe networks of all students, junior high and senior high students, were stable and accurate. Among all networks, “Nervousness” (GAD1) had the highest strength, and “Nervousness”–“Excessive worry” (GAD1-GAD2) had the strongest correlation. “Nervousness” (GAD1) also functioned as the bridge symptom among junior high students, while “Sad mood” (PHQ2) among senior high students. Senior high students scored higher than junior high students on all items and had a tighter network structure.ConclusionsIn networks consisting of anxiety, depression, and sleep disturbance, anxiety plays a conspicuous role in comorbidity among junior high school students, which transforms into depression among senior high school students. Treatments or interventions should be focused on these critical symptoms.

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“…Another recently reported body-mind treatment is the Moving to Emptiness Technique, which draws from core elements of traditional Chinese practice combined with western structural process. This technique helps clients remove their symptoms by means of transferring their target symptoms into perceivable objects and move them into a psychological emptiness realm through a series of embodied operations (60,61). Comprehensive healing options can provide appropriate and personalized treatment that allow individuals to heal themselves and transform their suffering.…”

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Manual development and efficacy of Mindful Living Group activities to promote trauma healing during the COVID-19 pandemic in China

Niu

Long²

2023

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InstructionDisasters can be traumatic with a profound and lasting impact on individuals. During the COVID-19 pandemic, our team developed the Mindful Living Group (MLG) activities manual based on Eastern body-mind wisdom and Western trauma healing theory to provide psychological assistance for trauma healing.MethodsIn this study, we introduce a framework developed for the 10-session MLG activities manual, which consists of three core modules. Thirty-one participants living all over the country who had experienced traumatic stress resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic received the MLG intervention. This single-arm intervention study offered psychological assistance during the pandemic. The MLG intervention included 10 weekly 2-h sessions held online. Participants completed the initial interview, pre-test, post-test, and 1-month follow-up interviews. The effectiveness of the MLG activities manual was evaluated using psychological measures, including Self-Rating Depression Scale, Self-Rating Anxiety Scale, Mindful Attention Awareness Scale, Post-traumatic Growth Inventory, General Self-Efficacy Scale, and the Perceived Social Support Scale.ResultsCompared with the pretest level, the post-test levels of depression (F = 42.78, p < 0.001, η2 = 0.59) and anxiety (F = 23.40, p < 0.001, η2 = 0.44) were significantly lower; and mindfulness (F = 12.98, p =0.001, η2 =0.30), posttraumatic growth (F = 27.06, p < 0.001, η2 = 0.48), general self-efficacy (F = 13.20, p = 0.001, η2 = 0.31), and perceived social support (F = 16.27, p < 0.001, η2 = 0.35) were significantly higher (ANOVA). Further correlation analysis revealed a significant negative relationship of mindfulness with both depression (r = −0.43, p = 0.015) and anxiety (r = −0.35, p = 0.053), and significant positive relationships of mindfulness with post-traumatic growth (r = 0.40, p = 0.025), general self-efficacy (r = 0.52, p = 0.003), and perceived social support (r = 0.40, p = 0.024).DiscussionThese preliminary findings showed the effectiveness of MLG activities for trauma healing. The mechanisms underlying mindfulness promoting trauma healing are discussed based on both Eastern body-mind wisdom and Western theories of trauma healing.Clinical trial registrationIdentifier, ChiCTR2000034164.

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The Effectiveness of the Moving to Emptiness Technique on Clients Who Need Help During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Real-World Study

Cited by 5 publications

References 23 publications

Seeking bridge symptoms of anxiety, depression, and sleep disturbance among the elderly during the lockdown of the COVID-19 pandemic—A network approach

Seeking bridge symptoms of anxiety, depression, and sleep disturbance among the elderly during the lockdown of the COVID-19 pandemic—A network approach

Mapping network connection among symptoms of anxiety, depression, and sleep disturbance in Chinese high school students

Manual development and efficacy of Mindful Living Group activities to promote trauma healing during the COVID-19 pandemic in China

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