Effectiveness of Matrix Model and Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Combined Therapy on Rumination

The present study investigated the effectiveness of Matrix model and mindfulness-based stress reduction combined therapy on rumination. Rumination is a general term which indicates thoughts that are repetitive, cyclical, self-focused, and depressing, which play a fundamental role in depression. Likewise, the results of a study conducted on a sample of young males proved the effect of rumination as a predictor of the onset of substance abuse disorders and the severity of symptoms of this disorder in the next ۴ years. In mindfulness therapy, patients are trained to stop the cycle of rumination and distance themselves from their negative thoughts. In fact, flexibility of attention, mental enrichment, stopping rumination, correcting false positive and negative beliefs, and also challenging negative beliefs related to emotions, reduce depression and rumination. The results of the study conducted by Blake et al. (۲۰۱۱) showed that mindfulness meditation is one of the types of high-level cognitive functions that can overshadow rumination. According to Kumar et al. (۲۰۰۸), mindfulness-based treatment has found its way into various types of mental disorders today. These treatments include major depression, generalized anxiety disorder, borderline personality disorder, eating disorders, post-traumatic stress disorder, and substance abuse.

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Rumination ، integrative therapy ، matrix model ، Stress reduction ، Mindfulness