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Mindfulness-based skills training group for parents of obsessive-compulsive disorder-affected children: A
Laura Belschner1, Sarah Yao Lin1, Diana Franco Yamin1
1Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, A3-121, 938 West 28th Avenue, Vancouver, BC, V5Z 4H4, Canada; British Columbia Children's Hospital Research Institute, A3-121, 938 West 28th Avenue, Vancouver, BC, V5Z 4H4, Canada.
Background And Purpose:
Parents of children with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) report significant emotional and socio-occupational impacts. There is, however, currently insufficient support for these parents. This study examined a mindfulness-based intervention for parents of OCD-affected children, investigating its feasibility and impact on parental ability to tolerate their child's OCD-related distress, in addition to exploring potential indirect effects.
Materials And Methods:
Parents of OCD-affected children (n = 39) completed an eight-week baseline observation period followed by eight, weekly manualized mindfulness-based intervention group sessions. Measures of parental tolerance of child distress, dispositional mindfulness, family accommodation, family functioning, and OCD symptom severity were collected.
Results:
In comparison to the baseline observation period, parental tolerance of child distress and dispositional mindfulness significantly improved following mindfulness training. No other temporal differences were observed. Parents reported high satisfaction.
Conclusion:
Mindfulness-based skills training for parents of OCD-affected youth appears to be feasible and to significantly increase tolerance related to the child's distress.
Clinical Trial Registration Number:
NCT03212703.
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