{"id":2571,"date":"2023-06-02T08:27:12","date_gmt":"2023-06-02T13:27:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.med.virginia.edu\/mindfulness\/?p=2571"},"modified":"2023-06-02T08:28:19","modified_gmt":"2023-06-02T13:28:19","slug":"research-update-47","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.med.virginia.edu\/mindfulness\/2023\/06\/02\/research-update-47\/","title":{"rendered":"Research Update"},"content":{"rendered":"<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Mindfulness Meditation and Self-Monitoring Can Reduce Maladaptive Daydreaming Symptoms <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Maladaptive daydreaming is a type of compulsive daydreaming that causes distress and can interfere with functioning.\u00a0 These investigators studied the impact of an eight-session internet-based training for mindfulness and self-monitoring among participants recruited from on-line support forums.\u00a0 A total of 557 people were randomly assigned to three groups: one received education + motivation enhancement + mindfulness + self-monitoring; one received all the same components except no self-monitoring; and one was placed on a waiting-list and had continued access to the internet-support forums.<\/p>\n<p>All maladaptive daydreaming measures showed significant improvement with a large effect size from baseline to post treatment in both intervention groups, whereas the wait-list group showed no significant improvement.\u00a0 Mindfulness with self-monitoring training for maladaptive daydreaming was superior to mindfulness alone post-treatment, but they were equally effective after six months. Both interventions were superior to relying on internet-based support forums only.<\/p>\n<p>The authors concluded that a brief internet-based intervention that includes mindfulness meditation and self-monitoring can facilitate improvement in many individuals with maladaptive daydreaming.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>Herscu O, Somer E, Federman A, Soffer-Dudek N. 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