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BURGOS-JULIAN, Francisco A; DIAZ-SILVEIRA, Cintia; RUIZ-INIGUEZ, Raquel  e  SANTED-GERMAN, Miguel A. Analysis of the efficacy of mindfulness meditation in a mutual aid group for bipolar disorder. Clínica y Salud [online]. 2024, vol.35, n.2, pp.49-55.  Epub 07-Out-2024. ISSN 2174-0550.  https://dx.doi.org/10.5093/clysa2024a4.

Background: The bipolar disorder (BD) is a severe, disabling mental disorder characterized by phases of mania, hypomania, or depression. The present quasi-experimental study of 21 BD patients (Mage = 44 years, SD = 11.45, 6% women) compared the efficacy of a mutual aid group (MAG) with a MAG that followed a mindfulness-based intervention (MAG+M) over 6 weeks. Method: Both groups were evaluated pre-test and post-test with the following variables: depression, mania, anxiety, mindfulness, and psychological acceptance. Results: Pretest and post-test intragroup analyses showed that MAG+M improved significantly in measures of depression (z = -2.31, p = .02) and trait anxiety (z = -2.43, p = .01), while MAG did not improve in any of the measures. There were no statistically significant differences between groups in the post-test. Conclusions: Our findings suggest that mindfulness meditation may improve symptoms of depression and anxiety in a MAG for BD patients.

Palavras-chave : Bipolar disorder; Mindfulness; Mutual aid group; Depression; Anxiety.

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