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. 2011:2011:473961.
doi: 10.1093/ecam/nep043. Epub 2011 Jun 23.

Dejian mind-body intervention on depressive mood of community-dwelling adults: a randomized controlled trial

Agnes S Chan  1 , Mei-Chun Cheung, Wilson J Tsui, Sophia L Sze, Dejian Shi
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Dejian mind-body intervention on depressive mood of community-dwelling adults: a randomized controlled trial

Agnes S Chan et al. Evid Based Complement Alternat Med. 2011.

Abstract

The present study evaluated the effectiveness of a short-term mind-body intervention program on improving the depressive mood of an adult community sample. Forty adult volunteers with various degrees of depressive mood were randomly assigned to the experimental group (Dejian Mind-Body Intervention, DMBI) and control group (Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy, CBT). For each group, a total of four 90-min weekly sessions were conducted. Treatment-related changes were measured using the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI-II), an electroencephalographic indicator of positive affect (i.e., prefrontal activation asymmetry), and self-report ratings on physical health. Results indicated that both the DMBI and the CBT group demonstrated significant reduction in depressive mood. However, among individuals with moderate to severe depressive mood at baseline, only those in the DMBI but not the CBT group showed significant reduction in depressive mood. Besides, only the DMBI group demonstrated a significant increase in prefrontal activation asymmetry, suggesting increase in positive affect. While most psychological therapies for depressive mood normally take several months to show treatment effect, the present findings provided initial data suggesting that the DMBI was effective in improving depressive mood of community adults after 1 month of training.

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Figure 1
Illustration of the positive effects of DMBI on mood, neuro-electrophysiological state and bowel function.
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Figure 2
Treatment-related reduction of depressive mood within subgroups of participants with moderate or severe depressive mood at baseline. The extent of reduction for the DMBI group was significantly greater (P<.05) than that of the CBT group.
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Figure 3
Treatment-related change in resting prefrontal activation asymmetry at the mid-frontal (F3/4) electrode site for the DMBI and the CBT group. While the DMBI group showed a significant increase (P<.05) in prefrontal asymmetry, the CBT group did not.
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