Long-Term Effectiveness of a Mindfulness Based Intervention (MBI) Program for Stuttering: A Case Study

Clínica y Salud. Investigación Empírica en Psicología

Jennifer E. Moreno-Jiménez¹  Carlos Garcia-Rubio¹  Ignacio Montero¹  Raquel Rodríguez-Carvajal¹  Ruth Castillo-Gualda² 

[1] Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, Spain, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Spain;Universidad Camilo José Cela, Madrid, Spain, Universidad Camilo José Cela, Madrid, Spain;

关键词: stuttering;    mindfulness;    mindfulness-based intervention;    long-term effectiveness;    case study;   

DOI  :  10.5093/clysa2021a1

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

A mindfulness-based intervention (MBI) to address emotional factors that may negatively impact the fluency of the subjects was implemented. A MBI consisting of 5 weekly 2-h sessions was designed and applied to two stuttering cases. The goals were to lower stuttering and to reduce anxiety through the acquisition of mindfulness skills. Participants were asked to video-record a speaking task and to fill out anxiety and mindfulness skills self-reports pre and post-intervention. Both participants diminished stuttering error rates from severe (participant 1) and moderate (participant 2) to mild. Participant 2, who showed high pre-treatment anxiety, showed a significant reduction. A year-follow-up revealed that therapeutic gains in anxiety, mindfulness skills, and stuttering were successfully maintained in both participants. This is the first study focused on emotional aspects of stuttering showing long-term improvements through a MBI. MBI programs could serve as a promising complement for stuttering treatments.

【 授权许可】

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