Mindfulness-Based Intervention on Distressing Hallucination-Like Experiences in a Nonclinical Sample
The presence of psychotic-like experiences in the general population has been amply reported. Nevertheless, the degree of concern or anxiety that such experiences may generate is an aspect that has not received as much appraisal. In this sense, mindfulness is an approach to intervention based on the...
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| author | Langer, Álvaro I. Cangas Díaz, Adolfo Javier Gallego Antonio, José |
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| description | The presence of psychotic-like experiences in the general population has been amply reported. Nevertheless, the degree of concern or anxiety that such experiences may generate is an aspect that has not received as much appraisal. In this sense, mindfulness is an approach to intervention based on the modification of the individual's relationship with the symptoms, instead of their elimination. The goal of the present study is to compare the effect of mindfulness training on distressing hallucination-like experiences. Eighteen participants were assigned to the experimental group, and they received 8 sessions of mindfulness training; 20 participants were assigned to a control group that viewed 8 sessions of a video forum. The results showed that upon completing the mindfulness training, there was a significant and large effect on the decrease of anxiety caused by hallucination-like experiences. These results were maintained at the 16-week follow-up. The repercussions of these results are underlined. |
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| spelling | oai:repositorio.ual.es:10835-17732023-04-12T19:41:09Z Mindfulness-Based Intervention on Distressing Hallucination-Like Experiences in a Nonclinical Sample Langer, Álvaro I. Cangas Díaz, Adolfo Javier Gallego Antonio, José The presence of psychotic-like experiences in the general population has been amply reported. Nevertheless, the degree of concern or anxiety that such experiences may generate is an aspect that has not received as much appraisal. In this sense, mindfulness is an approach to intervention based on the modification of the individual's relationship with the symptoms, instead of their elimination. The goal of the present study is to compare the effect of mindfulness training on distressing hallucination-like experiences. Eighteen participants were assigned to the experimental group, and they received 8 sessions of mindfulness training; 20 participants were assigned to a control group that viewed 8 sessions of a video forum. The results showed that upon completing the mindfulness training, there was a significant and large effect on the decrease of anxiety caused by hallucination-like experiences. These results were maintained at the 16-week follow-up. The repercussions of these results are underlined. 2012-11-12T06:59:30Z 2012-11-12T06:59:30Z 2010-09 info:eu-repo/semantics/article http://hdl.handle.net/10835/1773 en http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayAbstract?fromPage=online&aid=8496640 info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess |
| spellingShingle | Langer, Álvaro I. Cangas Díaz, Adolfo Javier Gallego Antonio, José Mindfulness-Based Intervention on Distressing Hallucination-Like Experiences in a Nonclinical Sample |
| title | Mindfulness-Based Intervention on Distressing Hallucination-Like Experiences in a Nonclinical Sample |
| title_full | Mindfulness-Based Intervention on Distressing Hallucination-Like Experiences in a Nonclinical Sample |
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| title_full_unstemmed | Mindfulness-Based Intervention on Distressing Hallucination-Like Experiences in a Nonclinical Sample |
| title_short | Mindfulness-Based Intervention on Distressing Hallucination-Like Experiences in a Nonclinical Sample |
| title_sort | mindfulness-based intervention on distressing hallucination-like experiences in a nonclinical sample |
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