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Benefits of a 12-Week Mindfulness Group Program for Mental Health Consumers in an Outpatient Setting

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Author	Paulik, Georgie Simcocks, Andrea Weiss, Layla Albert, Steven
Copyright Year	2010
Abstract	Stress has been shown to increase the risk of development and relapse of mental illness, having a detrimental effect on human physiology, psychology and emotional well-being. Mindfulness-based techniques have been shown to be effective in reducing levels of stress, as well as anxiety and depression in both clinical and non-clinical populations. The reported benefits of mindfulness-based interventions are numerous, and in the past few decades, several therapeutic interventions have been developed to incorporate mindfulness as a key component in the treatment of a range of medical and psychological disorders. In our study, we proposed that the integration of three evidence-based mindfulness interventions would result in an effective program to reduce stress, depression and anxiety in a mixed clinical population, in a community health setting. A group-based mindfulness program, attended by seven participants, was piloted and the data collected at baseline (pre-program), post-program and 12-month follow-up were compared. Post-program results showed that participants’ levels of depression, anxiety and stress were significantly reduced, perceived ability to cope increased, and that gains made were largely sustained at 12-month follow-up. These results add to the current research showing the effectiveness of mindfulness for reducing stress, anxiety and depression in both clinical and non-clinical populations. Our study provides preliminary support for the amalgamation of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction, Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy and Dialectical Behaviour Therapy in order to effectively meet the needs of a mixed diagnostic group.
Starting Page	215
Ending Page	226
Page Count	12
File Format	PDF
ISSN	18688527
Journal	Mindfulness
Volume Number	1
Issue Number	4
e-ISSN	18688535
Language	English
Publisher	Springer US
Publisher Date	2010-10-16
Publisher Place	Boston
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	Mindfulness Stress Depression Anxiety Community mental health Mental illness Coping Pediatrics Child and School Psychology Social Work Teaching and Teacher Education Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Clinical Psychology
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Experimental and Cognitive Psychology Developmental and Educational Psychology Health (social science) Social Psychology Applied Psychology

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