tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-63445469244148313412012-02-16T03:29:40.170-08:00annotated bibliography of mindfulness-related researchW. D. Crafthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14641325880317654358noreply@blogger.comBlogger11100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6344546924414831341.post-83547229047944547302008-05-19T11:56:00.000-07:002008-05-25T12:12:33.290-07:00<div style="text-indent: -0.25in; margin-left: 0.25in;"><div style="font-size: 12px;"> <p>Evans, S., Ferrando, S., Findler, M., Stowell, C., Smart, C., Haglin, D. (2008). Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy for generalized anxiety disorder. <span style="font-style: italic;">Journal of Anxiety Disorders</span>, 22(4), 716–721.</p> <br/><br/> <table><tbody><tr valign="top"><td><i>General Methodology</i></td> <td>Small, pre-test post-test, non-experimental pilot study. No control group. Participants screened for inclusion/exclusion criteria, but otherwise self-selected.<br/><br/> </td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td><i>Participants and Sample Size(s)</i></td> <td>11 (6 female, 5 male), mean age = 49 yrs, mean educ = 17 yrs, resulting from first screening 36 applicants down to 12, then dropping 1 from data analysis due to unrelated medical problem. <br/><br/> </td> </tr><tr valign="top"> <td><i>Conditions/Manipulations</i></td><td>8-week mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) program<br/><br/> </td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td><i>Dependent Measures included</i></td> <td>Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI)<br/><br/> Beck Depression Inventory (BDI)<br/><br/> Penn State Worry Questionnaire (PSWQ)<br/><br/> Profile of Mood States (POMS)<br/><br/> Mindfulness Attention Awareness Scale (MAAS)<br/><br/> </td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td><i>Other Measures</i></td> <td>Anecdotal participant self-reports.<br/><br/> </td> </tr> <tr valign="top"><td><i>Results</i></td> <td>Before MBCT: <br/> moderate levels of anxiety (BAI);<br/> pathological degree of worry (PSWQ);<br/> significant levels of anxiety and tension (POMS);<br/> mild levels of depression (BDI);<br/> mindful awareness significantly lower than normal (MAAS)<br/><br/> After MBCT:<br/><br/> statistically significant improvement on all scales except the MAAS;<br/> MAAS scores improved to approximately normal, though the change didn't reach statistical significance (due to small sample?);<br/> all participants completed the 8-week MBCT course;<br/> very positive anecdotal stories from participants. <br/><br/> </td></tr> <tr valign="top"> <td><i>Discussion/Conclusions</i></td> <td>MBCT appears to be “a feasible and acceptable treatment for individuals with GAD” [pg 720];<br/> stronger conclusions not possible because of design, and external validity (generalizability) difficult to predict. </td> </tr> </tbody></table> </div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6344546924414831341-8354722904794454730?l=mindfulnessbibliography.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>W. D. Crafthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14641325880317654358noreply@blogger.com0