Mindfulness Meditation and Anxiety in Adolescents on an Inpatient Psychiatric Unit
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 22310789 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Harrison Blum (0000-0002-1838-997X, Franciscan Children’s, Brighton, MA, USA, corresponding author), Christopher Rutt (Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, USA), Carol Nash (0000-0003-0608-0008, Franciscan Children’s, Brighton, MA, USA), Carol C Nash (0000-0002-7580-9467, Franciscan Hospital for Children), Victoria W Joyce (0000-0001-6706-2319, Franciscan Hospital for Children), Victoria Joyce (Franciscan Children’s, Brighton, MA, USA), Ralph J Buonopane (0000-0001-5618-1849, Franciscan Hospital for Children), Ralph Buonopane (Franciscan Children’s, Brighton, MA, USA) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 27 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 65-83 |
| Publication date | 2021-04-03 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Health Care Chaplaincy (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0885-4726 • E-ISSN: 1528-6916 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/08854726.2019.1603918 |
| PMID | 31021310 |
| OpenAlex | W2941374217 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 32 |
This study presents the impact of chaplain-provided mindfulness meditation (MM) groups on state-anxiety in adolescent inpatients on an acute psychiatric unit, an understudied topic that warrants further research given that anxiety is a demonstrated predictor of suicide attempts in adolescents and the elevated suicide risk of this population. A total of 53 adolescent patients, age 13-19, attended optional 30-minute MM groups while hospitalized for inpatient psychiatric care. State-anxiety was assessed immediately before and after each MM session, and psychiatric symptom severity upon admission was compared between patients choosing to attend MM and those who did not. State-anxiety was found to decrease significantly between pre- and post-MM upon first exposure regardless of patient age, sex, and prior experience with MM. Findings also suggest the possibility that patients experiencing symptoms of psychosis may benefit more from MM as compared to other patients. Admission symptom severity was not found to be an indicator of MM attendance. These findings suggest the possibility that MM could be an effective and relatively immediate transdiagnostic intervention to lower state anxiety in adolescents on an inpatient psychiatric unit and invite further implementation and research by staff chaplains on such units
Anxiety · Meditation · Mindfulness · Mindfulness meditation · Psychiatry · Psychotherapist · Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development · Clinical Psychology · Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions · Psychology
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Theory and Research on Anxiety
The effect of mindfulness-based therapy on anxiety and depression
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The use of Theravāda Buddhist practices and perspectives in mindfulness-based cognitive therapy
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| Citations per year | 0.33 |
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| Citation span | 2023 - 2023 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |