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The mindfulness trait and high perceived stress changes during treatment in patients with psychiatric disorders

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We aimed to evaluate the mindfulness trait, its relations to perceived stress, and whether they change as a result of outpatient psychiatric non-mindfulness treatment among 21 patients with psychiatric disorders. Perceived stress (Perceived Stress Scale, PSS) and mindfulness trait (Five Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire, FFMQ) questionnaires were administered to patients with psychiatric disorders on admission and following 6 weeks of treatment. The Clinical Global Impression Severity scale (CGI-S) was also assessed. Repeated measures were used to assess variables that related to changes in the PSS and FFMQ scores over time. On admission, the PSS score was inversely correlated with the FFMQ score, and it was higher among patients with current pain and a CGI-S score ≥ 5. The PSS score declined, and the “non-judge” domain of the five sub-scores of the FFMQ score increased after 6 weeks of treatment. An interaction between change in “non-judge” scores and the CGI-S score at baseline showed that scores improved among the severe (CGI-S ≥ 5) group only, achieving comparable scores after 6 weeks. Stress lowered following treatment but the mindfulness trait remained unchanged and probably needs specific intervention.

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Abbreviations

PPS:

Perceived Stress Scale

FFMQ:

Five Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire

BPD:

Borderline Personality Disorders

MMT:

Methadone Maintenance Treatment

PTSD:

Posttraumatic Stress Disorder

DSM:

Diagnostic and Statistical Manual

CGI-S:

Clinical Global Impression - Severity scale

MDD:

Major Depressive Disorder

OCD:

Obsessive Compulsive Disorder.

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  1. Department of Psychiatry, Adelson Clinic, Tel-Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Center1 Henrietta Szold St, 6492406, Tel-Aviv, Israel

    Fida Mugrabi & Lihi Rozner

  2. Dr. Miriam and Sheldon G. Adelson Clinic for Drug Abuse Treatment and Research, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel

    Einat Peles

  3. Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel

    Einat Peles

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All authors contributed to the study conception and design. Preparation of material, and collection and analysis of data were performed by Fida Mugrabi, Lihi Rozner and Einat Peles. The first draft of the manuscript was written by Fida Mugrabi and all authors commented on subsequent versions of the manuscript. All authors read and approved the final manuscript.

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Mugrabi, F., Rozner, L. & Peles, E. The mindfulness trait and high perceived stress changes during treatment in patients with psychiatric disorders. Curr Psychol 41, 5959–5966 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12144-020-01108-1

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