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Mindfulness Therapy for Maladaptive Interpersonal Dependency: A Preliminary Randomized Controlled Trial.
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Behavior Therapy . Nov2015, Vol. 46 Issue 6, p856-868. 13p. - Publication Year :
- 2015
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Abstract
- Existing treatments for maladaptive interpersonal dependency and dependent personality disorder do not meet basic scientific standards for effectiveness. The present investigation tested the efficacy of a mindfulness-based approach: mindfulness therapy for maladaptive interpersonal dependency (MT-MID). Forty-eight participants who reported consistently high levels of maladaptive dependency (i.e., scored higher than 1 standard deviation above the mean on the Interpersonal Dependency Inventory at two separate assessments) were randomized to either 5 sessions of MT-MID or a minimal contact control. Five self-reported outcomes (mindfulness, maladaptive interpersonal dependency, helplessness, fears of negative evaluation, and excessive reassurance seeking) were assessed at pretreatment, posttreatment, and a 4-week follow-up. Intent-to-treat analyses indicated that MT-MID yielded greater improvements than the control on all 5 outcomes at posttreatment (median d=1.61) and follow-up (median d=1.51). Participants assigned to MT-MID were more likely than control participants to meet criteria for clinically significant change at posttreatment (56.5% vs. 0%) and follow-up (42.9% vs. 0%). There was also evidence that increases in mindfulness mediated the dependency-related improvements. These results provide preliminary support for the efficacy of a mindfulness-based approach for treating the symptoms of maladaptive dependency. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- *PERSONALITY disorder treatment
*THERAPEUTIC use of meditation
*INTERPERSONAL relations
*RANDOMIZED controlled trials
*SELF-evaluation
*FOLLOW-up studies (Medicine)
*TREATMENT of psychological stress
*COGNITION
*COMPARATIVE studies
*GROUP psychotherapy
*RESEARCH methodology
*MEDICAL cooperation
*MENTAL health
*PEOPLE with disabilities
*QUALITY of life
*RESEARCH
*PSYCHOLOGICAL stress
*EVALUATION research
*MINDFULNESS
*PSYCHOLOGICAL factors
PSYCHOLOGY of People with disabilities
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00057894
- Volume :
- 46
- Issue :
- 6
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Behavior Therapy
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 110599359
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.beth.2015.08.002