Efficacy of Mindfulness Born Peace and Happiness (MBPH) - a new Mindfulness-based Intervention based on the teachings of Thich Nhat Hanh: A randomized controlled trial on common mental disorders

In the past decade, MBIs such as Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction and Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy, have been widely adopted and applied in healthcare settings. While there is an explosion of interest in the application of MBIs into the healthcare and clinical field, increasing concerns were raised by researchers and scholars regarding the reductionist approach of the current MBIs in teaching mindfulness which have omitted some essential elements based on the original teachings of Buddha in 2600 years ago. Hence, there is a call for the development of new MBIs to reflect a more accurate and complete understanding of mindfulness based on the original teachings. This study aims to evaluate the efficacy of Mindfulness Born Peace and Happiness (MBPH), a new MBI, in the treatment of common mental disorders. The study will examine whether a treatment group with MBPH intervention would have more improvement in mental health conditions as compared with a treatment as usual (TAU) waitlist group . The study would also evaluate the changes of five key variables related to mindfulness, including discernment, interconnectedness, peace of mind, five facet mindfulness, and Plum Village mindfulness, in the two groups.