Mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) improves long-term mental fatigue after stroke or traumatic brain injury
Brain Injury July 13, 2012 B. Johansson, H. Bjuhr, L. Rönnbäck 221 citations
Mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) may help reduce mental fatigue after a stroke or traumatic brain injury (TBI). In a study of 29 participants—18 with stroke and 11 with TBI—those who completed an 8-week MBSR program showed significant improvements on a self-assessment scale for mental fatigue and on two neuropsychological tests (Digit Symbol-Coding and Trail Making Test) compared with a control group that received no active treatment. The results suggest MBSR is a promising non-pharmacological treatment for mental fatigue, which currently has no effective therapy and severely limits work and social participation.