Mindfulness Treatment For Mood Disorder in Teens

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Mindfulness treatment for mood disorder in Teens
Introduction
The purpose of this study is to observe if mindfulness training decreases the symptoms in teens with mood disorders. Mindfulness has the potential to have a beneficial impact on teens with mood disorders by enhancing awareness, a self-management, self-acceptance, exposure, and cognitive therapy rolled into one experience. It has been researched in clinical practice for adults to treat a variety of mental and physical health issues. Mindfulness training enables them to notice their thoughts and redirect attention to other areas they can control at the moment, for instance breathing, walking, or environmental stimuli. Using these same concepts, school-base therapy has the potential to utilize this technique when treating teens with mood disorders to self-manage their illness.

Hypothesis
Teen who participate in practicing P.E.A.C.E. (mindfulness training developed by Dr. Amy Saltzman) during their therapy session for 8 weeks will have a significant decrease in symptoms.

Background:
According to the National Comorbidity Survey-Adolescents Supplement (NCS-A) about 11 percent of adolescents have a mood disorder by the age of 18. (Merikangas et al., 2010) “Children who are depressed may complain of feeling sick, refuse to go to school, cling to a parent or caregiver, or worry excessively that a parent may die. Older children and teens may sulk, get into trouble at school, be negative or grouchy, or feel misunderstood”. (NIMH, n.d., para. 4) These illnesses often are distinguished as “systemic illnesses,” mood disorders can disturb one’s general health, demeanor, and surroundings. (NIMH, n.d., p. 2)

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