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Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy in obsessive-compulsive disorder – A qualitative study on patients’ experiences
BACKGROUND: Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) with exposure and response prevention (ERP) is the first-line treatment for patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). However, not all of them achieve remission on a longterm basis. Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) represents a new 8-week group therapy program whose effectiveness has been demonstrated in various mental disorders, but has not yet been applied to patients with OCD. The present pilot study aimed to qualitatively assess the subjective experiences of patients with OCD who participated in MBCT. METHOD: Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 12 patients suffering from OCD directly after 8 sessions of a weekly MBCT group program. Data were analyzed using a qualitative content analysis. RESULTS: Participants valued the treatment as helpful in dealing with their OCD and OCD-related problems. Two thirds of the patients reported a decline in OCD symptoms. Benefits included an increased ability to let unpleasant emotions surface and to live more consciously in the present. However, participants also discussed several problems. CONCLUSION: The data provide preliminary evidence that patients with OCD find aspects of the current MBCT protocol acceptable and beneficial. The authors suggest to further explore MBCT as a complementary treatment strategy for OCD
Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy in obsessive-compulsive disorder – A qualitative study on patients’ experiences
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Long-term effects of mindfulness-based cognitive therapy in patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder and residual symptoms after cognitive behavioral therapy: Twelve-month follow-up of a randomized controlled trial
Versorgung Zwangserkrankter mit kognitiver Verhaltenstherapie als Behandlungsmethode erster Wahl
Hintergrund: Die kognitive Verhaltenstherapie (KVT) mit Exposition und Reaktionsverhinderung stellt die Behandlungsmethode erster Wahl für Patienten mit Zwangsstörung dar. Ziel der vorliegenden Studie war die Bestimmung des Anteils an Patienten mit einer Zwangsstörung, die in Deutschland eine KVT mit Exposition und Reaktionsverhinderung erhalten.
Methode: Hierzu wurden die Daten aus einer Befragung zur Behandlungsvorgeschichte einer Stichprobe von 369 Patienten mit einer Zwangsstörung nach ICD-10 analysiert. Ergebnisse: Insgesamt berichteten 60% der Patienten, in ihrer Behandlungsvorgeschichte mindestens einmal eine KVT mit Expositionsübungen erhalten zu haben. Bei 37% war dies die erste Behandlung. 46% gaben an, mindestens einmal eine KVT mit therapeutenbegleiteten Expositionsübungen erhalten zu haben. Durchschnittlich vergingen 6 Jahre zwischen Beginn der Zwangsstörung und Beginn der ersten Behandlung.
Schlussfolgerungen: Zwei Fünftel der Patienten unserer Stichprobe berichteten, dass sie noch nie eine KVT mit Exposition und Reaktionsverhinderung erhalten hatten, obwohl es sich dabei um die Methode erster Wahl bei Zwangsstörungen handelt. Wir diskutieren potenzielle Hürden aufseiten der Patienten, Ärzte und Therapeuten sowie Maßnahmen, die zur Verbesserung der Versorgungssituation beitragen könnten
Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy in obsessive-compulsive disorder: protocol of a randomized controlled trial
Teaching an old dog new tricks: Using the flowing afterglow to measure kinetics of electron attachment to radicals, ion–ion mutual neutralization, and electron catalyzed mutual neutralization.
Flowing tube apparatuses have been used to study a variety of electron and ion processes at thermal energies. We describe a new technique, variable electron and neutral density attachment mass spectrometry (VENDAMS), which has enabled measurement of rate coefficients for electron attachment to unstable radical molecules and other transient species and for mutual neutralization reactions of anions with noble gas cations, along with, in favorable cases, determination of neutral products of mutual neutralization. Additionally, the method has yielded evidence of a new ternary reaction in which an electron third body enhances anion–cation neutralization at high plasma densities