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Improved Mindfulness Following Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy: Results from a Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial with Trauma-Exposed Black Adults.

Abigail Powers, Rebecca Lipschutz, Emma C Lathan, Yara Mekawi, H Drew Dixon, Bekh Bradley, Nadine J Kaslow, Nicole R Nugent

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Article in Mindfulness, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT03922581 (Primary-Care Based Mindfulness Intervention for Chronically Traumatized Individuals), which is not on this map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Primary-Care Based Mindfulness Intervention for Chronically Traumatized Individuals

TypeinterventionalSponsorEmory UniversityRan2018 to 2023Enrolled80ConditionsPost Traumatic Stress Disorder, Major Depressive DisorderArmsMindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy
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Abigail PowersDepartment of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Emory University School of Medicine, 69 Jesse Hill Jr Drive, Atlanta, GA 30303 USA.ORCID 0000-0003-3197-7415
Rebecca LipschutzDepartment of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Emory University School of Medicine, 69 Jesse Hill Jr Drive, Atlanta, GA 30303 USA.
Emma C LathanDepartment of Psychological Sciences, Auburn University, Auburn, AL USA.ORCID 0000-0002-9077-213X
Yara MekawiDepartment of Psychological and Brain Sciences, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY USA.
H Drew DixonDepartment of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Emory University School of Medicine, 69 Jesse Hill Jr Drive, Atlanta, GA 30303 USA.
Bekh BradleyDepartment of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Emory University School of Medicine, 69 Jesse Hill Jr Drive, Atlanta, GA 30303 USA.
Nadine J KaslowDepartment of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Emory University School of Medicine, 69 Jesse Hill Jr Drive, Atlanta, GA 30303 USA.
Nicole R NugentDepartment of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Alpert Medical School at Brown University, Providence, RI USA.ORCID 0000-0001-8756-5618

Funding

Implementing a Maternal health and PRegnancy Outcomes Vision for Everyone (IMPROVE)UL1TR002378 · NCATS · EMORY UNIVERSITY · PI Andres J Garcia, Elizabeth O. Ofili · 2017 to 2026
$92.1M
Primary-Care Based Mindfulness Intervention for Chronically Traumatized IndividualsK23AT009713 · NCCIH · EMORY UNIVERSITY · PI LOTT, ABIGAIL POWERS · 2018 to 2021
$538k
NCATS NIH HHS UL1 TR002378NCCIH NIH HHS K23 AT009713
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Objectives: Trauma burden and resulting psychopathology disproportionately affect Black adults with limited socioeconomic resources. Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) is a group-based intervention with promise for addressing trauma-related psychopathology that may be of value for Black adults with limited socioeconomic resources because it may be more approachable for individuals with mental health stigma or hesitancy to engage with trauma memories. Trait mindfulness and emotion dysregulation (ED) are proposed mechanisms of action in MBCT, yet how these psychological factors shift as a result of MBCT in post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptom treatment for Black adults remains untested. Method: The goal of this secondary analysis study was to examine changes in trait mindfulness and ED from a pilot randomized controlled trial (RCT) of an 8-week MBCT intervention adapted for Black trauma-exposed adults who screened positive for PTSD and depression compared to waitlist control (WLC). Eighty participants (86.3% women) were randomized. Trait mindfulness was measured across facets with the Five Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire: observing, describing, acting with awareness, nonjudgment, and nonreacting. ED was measured using the Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale. Data were collected at baseline (T1), post-treatment (or 8 weeks following baseline for WLC) (T2), and 1-month follow-up (T3). Latent growth curve (LGC) models were run to examine change in trait mindfulness and ED by group status from T1 to T3. Results: Mindful observing and nonreactivity increased over time (slope) in the MBCT group versus WLC ( Conclusions: Findings show that individuals in the MBCT group showed greater improvements in mindful observing and nonreactivity compared to WLC. Future efficacy trials in trauma-exposed Black adults are warranted to disentangle mechanisms of action and determine potential roles of trait mindfulness or ED in MBCT treatment outcomes. Preregistration: The randomized controlled trial (RCT) that the data for this study came from was preregistered on Clinicaltrials.gov (NCT03922581).

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DepressionMindfulness-based cognitive therapyPosttraumatic stress disorderTrait mindfulnessTrauma

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PMCPMC12672844

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