A Mindfulness-based Intervention Improves Resilience, Anxiety, Anger and Disruptive Behaviour in Children With Mental Health Problems: A 2-year Follow-up Study
Overview
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Mental Health Issue
- Sponsor
- Göteborg University
- Enrollment
- 34
- Primary Endpoint
- Anxiety, depression, anger, disruptive behaviour, self-concept according to Beck Youth Inventories.
- Status
- Completed
- Last Updated
- 5 years ago
Overview
Brief Summary
The primary aim of this study was to determine whether an 8-week mindfulness-based intervention, called Training for Mindfulness and Resilience (TMR), mitigates moderate mental health symptoms and increases resilience during a 2-year follow-up.
Methods
The participants were 34 schoolchildren in age range of 9-14 years, reporting moderate mental health problems. Participants were randomised into either TMR intervention group (N=22) or control group, receiving best current practice (N=12). The investigators used validated self-rating questionnaires to measure anxiety, depression, anger, disruptive behaviour, self-concept, resilience, stress and mindfulness before treatment with either TMR or control, as well as at 6 months, 1 year and 2 years after treatment period.
Investigators
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •F32.0 Mild depressive episode
- •F32.1 Moderate depressive episode
- •F41 Anxiety disorders
- •F43 Reactions to stress
- •F51 Nonorganic sleep disorders
- •F93 Emotional disorders with onset specific to childhood
- •F94.8 Other childhood disorders of social functioning
- •F94.9 Other childhood disorder of social functioning, unspecified
Exclusion Criteria
- •Ongoing treatment for severe psychiatric disorders (F20-29, F31-F33.3)
- •Cognitive disorders
- •Difficulties in understanding Swedish
- •Neuropsychiatric considerations and diagnosis
- •Learning disabilities with difficulties in verbal understanding
- •Ongoing parental conflict in conjunction with separation/divorce.
- •Attending less than 5 of the 8 sessions of the TMR program.
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Anxiety, depression, anger, disruptive behaviour, self-concept according to Beck Youth Inventories.
Time Frame: Change from Baseline anxiety, depression, anger, disruptive behaviour and self-concept at 2 years.
The investigators used validated self-rating questionnaires called Beck Youth Inventories. Maximum score 300, minimum score 0. Higher values indicate worse outcome except on subscale measuring self-concept where higher score indicate better outcome .
Resilience.
Time Frame: Change from Baseline Resilience at 2 years.
The investigators used a validated self-rating questionnaire called Resilience Scale 10. Maximum score 40, minimum score 10. Higher values indicate better outcome.
Stress.
Time Frame: Change from Baseline stress at 2 years.
The investigators used a validated self-rating questionnaire called Stress in Children. Maximum score 92, minimum score 23. Higher values indicate better outcome.
Mindfulness.
Time Frame: Change from Baseline mindfulness at 2 years.
The investigators used a validated self-rating questionnaire called Child and Adolescent Mindfulness Measure (CAMM). Maximum score 40, minimum score 0. Higher values indicate better outcome.