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Mindfulness-Based Intervention on Distressing Hallucination-Like Experiences in a Nonclinical Sample

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 February 2012

Álvaro I. Langer ,
Adolfo J. Cangas  and
José Gallego
Álvaro I. Langer*
Affiliation:
Department of Clinical Psychology, University of Almeria, Spain. alh750@ual.es
Adolfo J. Cangas
Affiliation:
Department of Clinical Psychology, University of Almeria, Spain.
José Gallego
Affiliation:
Department of Social Sciences, Language, Literature, Physical Education and Sport, University of Almeria, Spain.
*
*Address for correspondence: Álvaro I Langer. Universidad de Almería. La Cañada de San Urbano s/n. 04120 Almería (Spain).
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Abstract

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.

Keywords

mindfulnesshallucination-like experiencesmeditationpredisposition to hallucinations
Type
Case Studies and Shorter Communications
Information
Behaviour Change , Volume 27 , Issue 3 , 01 September 2010 , pp. 176 - 183
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2010

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