Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy in obsessive-compulsive disorder – A qualitative study on patients’ experiences

BMC Psychiatry

Anne Katrin Külz³  Nirmal Herbst³  Nicola Thiel³  Christoph Nissen³  Thomas Heidenreich¹  Ulrich Voderholzer²  Nina Rose³  Elisabeth Hertenstein³ 

[1] Esslingen University of Applied Sciences, Esslingen, Germany;Schön Klinik Roseneck, Prien, Germany;Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University Medical Center Freiburg, Hauptstraße 5, Freiburg, 79104, Germany

关键词: Subjective experience;    Qualitative content analysis;    Complementary treatment;    MBCT;    Mindfulness;    Obsessive-compulsive disorder;   

Others  :  1124247
DOI  :  10.1186/1471-244X-12-185

 received in 2012-04-14, accepted in 2012-10-30,  发布年份 2012

【 摘 要 】

Background

Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) with exposure and response prevention (ERP) is the first-line treatment for patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). However, not all of them achieve remission on a longterm basis. Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) represents a new 8-week group therapy program whose effectiveness has been demonstrated in various mental disorders, but has not yet been applied to patients with OCD.

The present pilot study aimed to qualitatively assess the subjective experiences of patients with OCD who participated in MBCT.

Method

Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 12 patients suffering from OCD directly after 8 sessions of a weekly MBCT group program. Data were analyzed using a qualitative content analysis.

Results

Participants valued the treatment as helpful in dealing with their OCD and OCD-related problems. Two thirds of the patients reported a decline in OCD symptoms. Benefits included an increased ability to let unpleasant emotions surface and to live more consciously in the present. However, participants also discussed several problems.

Conclusion

The data provide preliminary evidence that patients with OCD find aspects of the current MBCT protocol acceptable and beneficial. The authors suggest to further explore MBCT as a complementary treatment strategy for OCD.

【 授权许可】

   
2012 Hertenstein et al.; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.

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