Open Access<p>The Effectiveness of a Mindfulness-Based Psychoeducation Programme for Emotional Regulation in Individuals with Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorders: A Pilot Randomised Controlled Trial</p>
Author(s) -
Hiu Yung Lam,
Sau Fong Leung,
J. Lin,
Wai Tong Chien
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
neuropsychiatric disease and treatment
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.819
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1178-2021
pISSN - 1176-6328
DOI - 10.2147/ndt.s231877
Subject(s) - psychoeducation , mindfulness , rumination , schizophrenia (object oriented programming) , medicine , cognitive reappraisal , clinical psychology , randomized controlled trial , expressive suppression , intervention (counseling) , psychosis , psychiatry , cognition , psychotherapist , psychology
Emotion dysregulation has emerged as a transdiagnostic factor that potentially exacerbates the risk of early-onset, maintenance, and relapse of psychosis. Mindfulness is described as the awareness that emerges from paying attention to the present moment without judgment. It gently pulls the mind out of the negative emotions induced by the disparity between expectation and reality by focusing on the present moment, instead of worrying about the future or regretting the past. However, only a few research has ever focused on the efficacy of using a mindfulness-based intervention to improve emotion regulation in schizophrenia spectrum disorders.