A mindfulness-based intervention for parents of children with skin conditions showed mixed results. Ten parents of children with eczema, ectodermal dysplasia, ichthyosis, and alopecia completed the 'Living in the Present' curriculum. Tau-U analysis of idiographic measures indicated three parents had significant improvements in positive targets and five in negative targets. Reliable change analysis showed improvements: one parent in mindful parenting, three in parenting stress, seven in anxiety, three in depression, six in quality of life, and four children in quality of life. However, two parents had increased anxiety. Thematic analysis noted positive mood changes but challenges with sustaining home practice. The findings suggest possible effectiveness, but further robust studies are needed.
Auditory verbal hallucinations (voice-hearing) cause similar levels of distress in people with bipolar disorder and schizophrenia, but those with bipolar disorder are more likely to attribute the voices to internal causes. In bipolar disorder, distress is linked to beliefs that the voices are malevolent, omnipotent, and to be resisted, yet only resistance, along with manic and depressive symptoms, independently predicts distress. The findings suggest that reducing resistance to voices and addressing mood symptoms could be therapeutic targets for voice-hearing in bipolar disorder.