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- Title
Long-Term Effectiveness of a Mindfulness Based Intervention (MBI) Program for Stuttering: A Case Study.
- Authors
Moreno-Jiménez, Jennifer E.; Rodríguez-Carvajal, Raquel; Garcia-Rubio, Carlos; Castillo-Gualda, Ruth; Montero, Ignacio
- Abstract
A mindfulness-based intervention (MBI) to address emotional factors that may negatively impact the fluency of the subjects was implemented. A MBI consisting of 5 weekly 2-h sessions was designed and applied to two stuttering cases. The goals were to lower stuttering and to reduce anxiety through the acquisition of mindfulness skills. Participants were asked to video-record a speaking task and to fill out anxiety and mindfulness skills self-reports pre and post-intervention. Both participants diminished stuttering error rates from severe (participant 1) and moderate (participant 2) to mild. Participant 2, who showed high pre-treatment anxiety, showed a significant reduction. A year-follow-up revealed that therapeutic gains in anxiety, mindfulness skills, and stuttering were successfully maintained in both participants. This is the first study focused on emotional aspects of stuttering showing long-term improvements through a MBI. MBI programs could serve as a promising complement for stuttering treatments.
- Subjects
MINDFULNESS; MINDFULNESS-based cognitive therapy; ERROR rates; STUTTERING
- Publication
Clinica y Salud, 2021, Vol 32, Issue 2, p55
- ISSN
1130-5274
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.5093/clysa2021a1