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Use of mindfulness-based interventions for parental stress in relation with ASD: A review

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 September 2022

M. Yesilkaya  and
E. Mijail Magallon Neri
M. Yesilkaya*
Affiliation:
University of Barcelona, Clinical And Health Psychology, Barcelona, Spain
E. Mijail Magallon Neri
Affiliation:
University of Barcelona, Clinical Psychology And Psychobiology, Barcelona, Spain
*
*Corresponding author.

Abstract

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Introduction

Children with ASD may present their parents with several challenges, most notably aggressive and destructive behaviors. Parents of children with ASD typically experience more stress, depressive and anxiety symptoms than other parents. Mindfulness-based interventions are reported to be effective in reducing parental stress along with improving the challenging behaviors of their children

Objectives

The current review aimed to investigate if the use of mindfulness-based interventions is beneficial to reduce parental stress when caring for children with ASD.

Methods

The databases of PsycINFO and PubMED were used. The variables studied in this systematic review were Autism, Parental stress, and Mindfulness. Inclusion criteria were that all articles should be academic journals, and with a full text available in English during the last 20 years.

Results

Compared to other behavioral approaches, mindfulness-based interventions showed statistically significant results in reducing the stress levels of parents as well as improving their children’s challenging behaviors.

Conclusions

Most of the studies in the current review indicated that mindfulness-based interventions are beneficial in improving the stress level of parents.

Disclosure

No significant relationships.

Keywords

autismparental stressMindfulness
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European Psychiatry , Volume 65 , Special Issue S1: Abstracts of the 30th European Congress of Psychiatry , June 2022 , pp. S875
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