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Mindfulness Intervention for Child Abuse Survivors: A 2.5‐Year Follow‐Up
Author(s) -
Earley Michael D.,
Chesney Margaret A.,
Frye Joyce,
Greene Preston A.,
Berman Brian,
Kimbrough Elizabeth
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
journal of clinical psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.124
H-Index - 119
eISSN - 1097-4679
pISSN - 0021-9762
DOI - 10.1002/jclp.22102
Subject(s) - mindfulness , clinical psychology , psychology , anxiety , sexual abuse , intervention (counseling) , mindfulness based stress reduction , population , depression (economics) , psychiatry , poison control , suicide prevention , medicine , environmental health , economics , macroeconomics
Objective The present study reports on the long‐term effects of a mindfulness‐based stress reduction (MBSR) program for adult survivors of childhood sexual abuse. Method Of the study participants, 73% returned to the clinic for a single‐session follow‐up assessment of depression, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), anxiety, and mindfulness at 2.5 years. Results Repeated measures mixed regression analyses revealed significant long‐term improvements in depression, PTSD, anxiety symptoms, and mindfulness scores. The magnitude of intervention effects at 128 weeks ranged from d = .5 to d = 1.1. Conclusion MBSR may be an effective long‐term treatment for adults who have experienced childhood sexual abuse. Further investigation of MBSR with this population is warranted given the durability of treatment effects described here.