Treating Chronic Stress to Address the Growing Problem of Depression and Anxiety

Steffen, Patrick R.; Austin, Tara; DeBarros, Andrea

doi:10.1177/2372732216685333

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“…The current study conducted interventions for each participant over 10-12 weeks. A significant decrease in stress scores could be linked to the duration of the program, as previous research by Steffen et al has shown that physiological changes may occur within three weeks [ 17 ]. Ratanasiripong et al conducted a biofeedback intervention targeting stress reduction in public health students, yielding similar outcomes.…”

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Reducing Stress and Anxiety in First-Year Undergraduates Through Biofeedback-Assisted Relaxation Training

Ravada,

Sai Lahari,

Reddipogu

et al. 2023

Cureus

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Background : College students face many stressors daily, often resulting in psychological challenges such as heightened anxiety and depression. Biofeedback is becoming aware of and learning to modify the body’s physiological functions. This study aimed to evaluate the efficacy of biofeedback relaxation training in mitigating stress and anxiety levels among medical undergraduates. Methods : This pretest-posttest control group design study was conducted following the ethics committee’s approval. The study selected first-year MBBS students based on their elevated stress and anxiety scores and divided them into intervention and control groups. The study involved subjecting the intervention group to 10 sessions of biofeedback relaxation training, while the control group was not given any treatment. Stress and anxiety levels were assessed before and after the intervention of 10 to 12 weeks using the Perceived Stress Scale-14 and Cognitive Test Anxiety Scale. Results : The study involved 93 students, with 47 of them in the intervention group and the remaining 46 in the control group. After biofeedback, the intervention group showed significantly lower stress and anxiety scores than the control group. Conclusion : Biofeedback training effectively reduced stress and anxiety levels among undergraduate medical students. Biofeedback techniques can be implemented in college settings to support student mental wellness.

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Reducing Stress and Anxiety in First-Year Undergraduates Through Biofeedback-Assisted Relaxation Training

Ravada,

Sai Lahari,

Reddipogu

et al. 2023

Cureus

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“…According to Cash & Whittingham (2010), aspects of mindfulness including the nonjudgmental aspect and the present moment experience aspect are helpful in contributing to the treatment of anxiety. Other strengths of mindfulness include its preventative nature (Steffen & DeBarros, 2017) and use as a self-management strategy (Khusid & Vythilingam, 2016). Additionally, mindfulness is relatively cheaper to administer and the treatment can be delivered in a variety of ways, including face to face and remotely on the web (Farris et al, 2021).…”

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Examining the effectiveness of mindfulness interventions for anxiety in young adults: a narrative synthesis

Bose

2024

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BackgroundAnxiety disorders, such as generalized anxiety disorder and social anxiety, are a major problem among adolescents and young adults. Structured mindfulness based interventions such as Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) and Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) have been shown to be at least as effective as other interventions for treating anxiety, but a thorough analysis of different factors for effective treatments is missing. ObjectiveThe objective of this narrative synthesis is to synthesize mindfulness treatments for anxiety in young adults aged between 12 to 25, and examine components of those interventions that are more effective in reducing anxiety. MethodsStudies were selected from 3 public databases (APA Psycinfo, Embase, Medline), as well as a manual process to augment the searches. Interventions involving Mindfulness based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) and Mindfulness based Stress Reduction (MBSR) based studies, as well as their variants were eligible. Anxiety should be one of the measures in the study although it may not be the primary measure. After initial screening and removal of duplicates, 8 studies involving 423 participants were identified. ResultsIdentified themes included customizations for young people, homework and follow ups, qualifications of the instructors, dropout rates, physical activity and subjective experience. Most studies showed a significant decrease in anxiety symptoms, in case of social phobia, chronic pain, stress and academic performance. However, variable scales for measuring anxiety were employed across studies, making it difficult to combine or compare them. The amount of improvement of anxiety was variable. Interventions that included mindfulness information sessions for parents and interventions with mindful physical activity such as yoga showed better results. ConclusionRecommendations are presented to enable more effective mindfulness interventions tailored for young people with anxiety.

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Mindfulness and the Middle Way of Stress Reduction

Steffen

Fox

Brown

2020

Mindfulness for Everyday Living

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Treating Chronic Stress to Address the Growing Problem of Depression and Anxiety

Abstract: Treating chronic stress via biofeedback and mindfulness may reduce the rising disease burden of depression and anxiety.

Cited by 9 publications

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Reducing Stress and Anxiety in First-Year Undergraduates Through Biofeedback-Assisted Relaxation Training

Reducing Stress and Anxiety in First-Year Undergraduates Through Biofeedback-Assisted Relaxation Training

Examining the effectiveness of mindfulness interventions for anxiety in young adults: a narrative synthesis

Mindfulness and the Middle Way of Stress Reduction

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