Cognitive behavioural therapy and mindfulness based stress reduction may be equally effective in reducing anxiety and depression in adults with autism spectrum disorders

2017 ◽  
Vol 64 ◽  
pp. 47-55 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bram B. Sizoo ◽  
Erik Kuiper
Keyword(s):  
Autism Spectrum Disorders ◽  
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy ◽  
Stress Reduction ◽  
Behavioural Therapy ◽  
Autism Spectrum ◽  
Anxiety And Depression ◽  
Adults With Autism ◽  
Cognitive Behavioural ◽  
Spectrum Disorders ◽  
Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction

scholarly journals Emotion awareness and cognitive behavioural therapy in young people with autism spectrum disorder

Autism ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 22 (7) ◽  
pp. 837-844 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cara Roberts-Collins ◽  
Gerwyn Mahoney-Davies ◽  
Ailsa Russell ◽  
Anne Booth ◽  
Maria Loades
Keyword(s):  
Autism Spectrum Disorder ◽  
Young People ◽  
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy ◽  
Emotional Awareness ◽  
Behavioural Therapy ◽  
Autism Spectrum ◽  
Spectrum Disorder ◽  
Anxiety And Depression ◽  
Typically Developing ◽  
Cognitive Behavioural

Young people with autism spectrum disorder experience high levels of emotional problems, including anxiety and depression. Adapted cognitive behavioural therapy is recommended for such difficulties. However, no evidence suggests whether emotion awareness is important in treatment outcome for young people on the autism spectrum. This study aimed to investigate the potential differences in emotion awareness between (1) young people on the autism spectrum and typically developing youth and (2) young people on the autism spectrum with and without experience of cognitive behavioural therapy. Three groups (aged 11–20 years) participated: (1) typically developing young people ( n = 56); (2) young people on the autism spectrum with no experience of cognitive behavioural therapy ( n = 23); and (3) young people on the autism spectrum who had attended cognitive behavioural therapy ( n = 33). All participants completed the Emotion Awareness Questionnaire–30 item version. Young people on the autism spectrum differed significantly from typically developing young people on the emotional awareness measure. Young people on the autism spectrum who had attended cognitive behavioural therapy scored significantly lower on the Differentiating Emotions subscale, and significantly higher on the Attending to Others’ Emotions subscale, compared to young people on the autism spectrum who had not attended cognitive behavioural therapy. This study highlights the importance of psycho-educational components of cognitive behavioural therapy when adapting for young people on the autism spectrum.

scholarly journals Comparative evaluation of group-based mindfulness-based stress reduction and cognitive behavioural therapy for the treatment and management of chronic pain: A systematic review and network meta-analysis

2019 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
pp. 26-35 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eve-Ling Khoo ◽  
Rebecca Small ◽  
Wei Cheng ◽  
Taylor Hatchard ◽  
Brittany Glynn ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Chronic Pain ◽  
Pain Intensity ◽  
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy ◽  
Stress Reduction ◽  
Physical Functioning ◽  
Behavioural Therapy ◽  
Cochrane Library ◽  
Depression Symptoms ◽  
Cognitive Behavioural ◽  
Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction

QuestionThis review compares mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) to cognitive-behavioural therapy (CBT) in its ability to improve physical functioning and reduce pain intensity and distress in patients with chronic pain (CP), when evaluated against control conditions.Study selection and analysisOvid MEDLINE, EmbaseClassic+Embase, PsycINFO and the Cochrane Library were searched to identify randomised controlled trials. The primary outcome measure was physical functioning. Secondary outcomes were pain intensity and depression symptoms. We used random and fixed effects (RE and FE) network meta-analyses (NMA) to compare MBSR, CBT and control interventions on the standardised mean difference scale.FindingsTwenty-one studies were included: 13 CBT vs control (n=1095), 7 MBSR vs control (n=545) and 1 MBSR vs CBT vs control (n=341). Of the 21 articles, 12 were determined to be of fair or good quality. Findings from RE NMA for change in physical functioning, pain intensity and depression revealed clinically important advantages relative to control for MBSR and CBT, but no evidence of an important difference between MBSR and CBT was found.ConclusionsThis review suggests that MBSR offers another potentially helpful intervention for CP management. Additional research using consistent measures is required to guide decisions about providing CBT or MBSR.

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