Mindfulness groups for psychosis; key issues for implementation on an inpatient unit.
Jacobsen P., Morris E., Johns L., Hodkinson K.
BACKGROUND: There is emerging evidence that mindfulness groups for people with distressing psychosis are safe and therapeutic. AIMS: The present study aimed to investigate the feasibility of running and evaluating a mindfulness group on an inpatient ward for individuals with chronic and treatment resistant psychosis. METHOD: Eight participants attended a 6-week mindfulness group on a specialist tertiary inpatient ward. RESULTS: This study demonstrated that mindfulness exercises were acceptable and well-tolerated by participants. Measuring outcome, systemic challenges and participant experience are discussed.