Mindfulness-based therapies have indicated their efficacy for reducing symptoms of anxiety, depression and stress, and improving mindfulness in adolescent clinical and community populations. However, looked after children make up a distinct group of young people, many of whom have endured severe developmental trauma, such as neglect and abuse, and present with complex emotional and behavioural difficulties. Currently, there is a limited amount of research examining the efficacy of mindfulness-based therapy for this population. This article presents a preliminary exploration of the participation in a mindfulness-based group therapy by nine looked after children aged 14 to 17. Outcome measures were obtained at baseline and post-intervention. The Depression Anxiety Stress Scale-21 (DASS-21) was used to assess depression, anxiety and stress and the Child and Adolescent Mindfulness Measure (CAMM) was used to assess mindfulness. The results indicated a reduction in symptoms of depression, anxiety and stress and an increase in levels of mindfulness. Feedback questionnaires were also completed by all participants and in these, the young people rated the intervention as engaging and beneficial. Despite the small sample size, the results are promising and suggest that future research on mindfulness-based group interventions for looked after children is warranted.

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正念团体治疗对被照顾儿童焦虑、抑郁和压力的有效性：初步探索

基于正念的疗法已表明其在减轻焦虑、抑郁和压力症状以及改善青少年临床和社区人群的正念方面的功效。然而，被照看的儿童构成了一个独特的年轻人群体，其中许多人遭受了严重的发育创伤，例如忽视和虐待，并出现了复杂的情绪和行为困难。目前，关于正念疗法对这一人群的疗效的研究数量有限。本文对 9 名 14 至 17 岁儿童参与基于正念的团体治疗进行了初步探索。在基线和干预后获得了结果测量值。抑郁焦虑压力量表-21 (DASS-21) 用于评估抑郁症，焦虑和压力以及儿童和青少年正念测量（CAMM）用于评估正念。结果表明，抑郁、焦虑和压力的症状有所减轻，正念水平有所提高。所有参与者也完成了反馈问卷，在这些问卷中，年轻人认为干预是有吸引力和有益的。尽管样本量很小，但结果很有希望，并表明未来有必要对基于正念的儿童进行集体干预进行研究。年轻人认为干预是有吸引力和有益的。尽管样本量很小，但结果很有希望，并表明未来有必要对基于正念的儿童进行集体干预进行研究。年轻人认为干预是有吸引力和有益的。尽管样本量很小，但结果很有希望，并表明未来有必要对基于正念的儿童进行集体干预进行研究。