Journal of AIDS & Clinical Research

Annemiek Schadé

Publications

• Research Article
  Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) as An Addition to Psychiatric Care as Usual Useful for HIV-infected Patients with Mental Health Symptoms
  Author(s): Annemiek Schadé and Gerard van GrootheestAnnemiek Schadé and Gerard van Grootheest
  
  Objectives: HIV-infected patients suffer from both physical and mental health symptoms and treatment of both symptoms is important. The 8-week Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy (henceforth MBCT) was originally developed for both mental and physical symptoms and is easy to implement. It is unknown, however, whether the addition of MBCT to psychiatric care as usual is effective in the long term and feasible for this group of patients. We measured depressive and anxiety symptoms, suicidal thoughts and fatigue in HIV-infected patients receiving psychiatric care as usual with or without MBCT, at intake and after one year. Methods: The study was conducted at the outpatient clinic for HIV and Mental Health at GGZ inGeest in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, between March 2006 and September 2009. MBCT was offered as a group therapy in addition to individual care as usua.. Read More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2155-6113.1000547

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