Mindfulness Therapy For Adolescent Depression: An Evidence From Clinical Trial
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Introduction: Adolescent depression is influenced by a variety of factors, and there is a need to develop more effective care and rehabilitation plans. Being an important component, mindfulness can play a major role in mental health in adolescents.
Objective: The purpose of the study is to check the effect of mindfulness therapy on depression levels in adolescents. Methodology: Adolescents studying in Dehradun's private and public schools participated in this pre-posttest study. Written consents were obtained, and 100 study participants who met the inclusion and exclusion criteria were chosen from stratified data. Four groups were formed, including 10 male and 10 female adolescents in each group. While 12 adolescents were excluded and 8 were kept on the waiting list, a total of 22 adolescents dropped the therapy. The Beck depression inventory was utilised to gather data on depression. A total of 15 mindfulness sessions were employed for each group to control depression. A t-test was applied for statistical analysis.
Findings: The initial depression level of adolescents was 47.66 in the extremely severe category. After 15 mindfulness sessions, the subject’s depression degree was reduced to 15.5.
Conclusion: This investigation is a diagnostic study, which is aimed at managing the level of depression in adolescents. The study discovered that adolescents’ depression was reduced significantly following mindfulness. In general, it is found that mindfulness is useful in the management of adolescents’ depression.
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