Narayan Brach
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Research Subjects
Narayan Brach has a total of 6 co-authors. Here are the top co-authors by number of shared publications:
- Britta K. Hölzel
Charite University Medicine, Institute of Medical Psychology, Berlin, Germany
1 shared publication - Christina A. Metcalf
Department of Psychiatry, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, USA
1 shared publication - Elizabeth A. Hoge
Department of Psychiatry, Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington, DC
1 shared publication Luana Marques
Department of Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
1 shared publicationNaomi M. Simon
Department of Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
1 shared publication- Sara W. Lazar
Massachusetts General Hospital, Charlestown, USA
1 shared publication
Latest Publications
- Open Access
- 1 January 2013
- Published by Wiley in Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine
- Vol. 2013, 1-7
Mindfulness and Self-Compassion in Generalized Anxiety Disorder: Examining Predictors of Disability
Generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) is a condition characterized by worry and physiological arousal symptoms that causes significant disabilities in patients’ lives. In order to improve psychotherapeutic interventions, a careful characterization of the deficiencies of this population as well as factors that ameliorate disability is crucial. Variables that have not traditionally been the focus of research should be considered, such as trait mindfulness and self-compassion. We investigated whether GAD patients would report lower mindfulness and self-compassion levels than healthy stressed individuals. Eighty-seven GAD patients and 49 healthy controls completed the Five Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire, the Self-Compassion Scale, and measures of anxiety. Patients with GAD also completed the Sheehan Disability Scale. Results showed that GAD patients had lower mindfulness and self-compassion than healthy stressed controls, and both were negatively correlated with levels of anxiety, worry, and anxiety sensitivity. In patients, mindfulness was a better predictor of disability than actual anxiety symptom scores. These findings highlight that in the presence of anxiety symptoms, mindfulness can be a factor that helps protect against feeling disabled by the disorder. The findings thereby add an important variable to the characterization of this disorder and should be taken into consideration for future treatment development.
- 1 January 2013
- Published by Wiley in Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine
- Vol. 2013, 1-7
Open AccessMindfulness and Self-Compassion in Generalized Anxiety Disorder: Examining Predictors of Disability
Generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) is a condition characterized by worry and physiological arousal symptoms that causes significant disabilities in patients’ lives. In order to improve psychotherapeutic interventions, a careful characterization of the deficiencies of this population as well as factors that ameliorate disability is crucial. Variables that have not traditionally been the focus of research should be considered, such as trait mindfulness and self-compassion. We investigated whether GAD patients would report lower mindfulness and self-compassion levels than healthy stressed individuals. Eighty-seven GAD patients and 49 healthy controls completed the Five Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire, the Self-Compassion Scale, and measures of anxiety. Patients with GAD also completed the Sheehan Disability Scale. Results showed that GAD patients had lower mindfulness and self-compassion than healthy stressed controls, and both were negatively correlated with levels of anxiety, worry, and anxiety sensitivity. In patients, mindfulness was a better predictor of disability than actual anxiety symptom scores. These findings highlight that in the presence of anxiety symptoms, mindfulness can be a factor that helps protect against feeling disabled by the disorder. The findings thereby add an important variable to the characterization of this disorder and should be taken into consideration for future treatment development.