Exploring the impact of internal versus external attentional targets on mindfulness skills acquisition in individuals with history of depression or anxiety

Not Applicable

• Conditions: General psychological wellbeing; Mindfulness skills (sustained attention, switching attention, nonelaborative processing); Resilience; Depression; Anxiety; Stress; Emotional regulation skills; Alternative and Complementary Medicine - Other alternative and complementary medicine; Mental Health - Anxiety; Mental Health - Depression

• Registration Number: ACTRN12616001085460
• Lead Sponsor: Murdoch University

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2016-08-11
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Stopped early
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 60

Inclusion Criteria

Aged 18-65
Normal hearing
History of depression or anxiety, with at least a current presentation of mild to moderate symptoms of depression or anxiety according to Depression Anxiety Stress Scale-42 (DASS-42; score of 10-20 for Depression, and 8-14 for Anxiety)
Understand and read at least conversational English
Stable use of psychopharmacology; on a regular dose for at least four weeks
Comfortable with being in group settings of up to 8 people

Exclusion Criteria

Diagnosis of severe psychopathological disorders that require more specialised and intensive interventions (e.g., psychosis, eating disorders, dissociative disorders, personality disorders, or other mood disorders specified by DSM-5)
Presence of complex trauma, or other trauma-related disorders such as PTSD
Substance and/or alcohol misuse/abuse that require more specialised rehabilitation and/or detoxification
Neurocognitive impairments resulting from organic brain injury, acquired brain injury or dementia
Current and/or ongoing self-harm, suicidal ideation or attempt (within the past 24 months)
Hearing impairments (this includes the use of hearing aids)

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Mindfulness skills (observing, describing, nonjudgement, nonreactivity, awareness) via the Five Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire (FFMQ)[Baseline (pre-intervention), intervention (week 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8), Post-intervention (approx. 1-3 weeks after final intervention session). During the intervention, the FFMQ is administered immediately at the end of the specified sessions.]