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Mindfulness-based stress reduction lowers psychological distress in medical students.

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BACKGROUND: Medical students confront significant academic, psychosocial, and existential stressors throughout their training. Mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) is an educational intervention designed to improve coping skills and reduce emotional ... (Full abstract text below)

Published 2003 in Journal: Teach Learn Med (Language : eng)

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1. Teach Learn Med. 2003 ;15(2):88-92

Mindfulness-based stress reduction lowers psychological distress in medical students.

Rosenzweig S, Reibel DK, Greeson JM, Brainard GC, Hojat M

Center for Integrative Medicine, Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. steven.rosenzweig@mail.tju.edu

BACKGROUND: Medical students confront significant academic, psychosocial, and existential stressors throughout their training. Mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) is an educational intervention designed to improve coping skills and reduce emotional distress. PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to examine the effectiveness of the MBSR intervention in a prospective, nonrandomized, cohort-controlled study. METHODS: Second-year students (n = 140) elected to participate in a 10-week MBSR seminar. Controls (n = 162) participated in a didactic seminar on complementary medicine. Profile of Mood States (POMS) was administered preintervention and postintervention. RESULTS: Baseline total mood disturbance (TMD) was greater in the MBSR group compared with controls (38.7 +/- 33.3 vs. 28.0 +/- 31.2; p < .01). Despite this initial difference, the MBSR group scored significantly lower in TMD at the completion of the intervention period (31.8 +/- 33.8 vs. 38.6 +/- 32.8; p < .05). Significant effects were also observed on Tension-Anxiety, Confusion-Bewilderment, Fatigue-Inertia, and Vigor-Activity subscales. CONCLUSION: MBSR may be an effective stress management intervention for medical students.

PMID : 12708065 [PubMed - Indexed for MEDLINE]

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First Name	LastName	Initials
Steven	Rosenzweig	S
Diane K	Reibel	DK
Jeffrey M	Greeson	JM
George C	Brainard	GC
Mohammadreza	Hojat	M

Affiliation: Center for Integrative Medicine, Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. steven.rosenzweig@mail.tju.edu

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