Effects of mindfulness meditation and citalopram on worry and brain activation in patients with Generalized Anxiety Disorder(GAD)

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04/16/2009

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Table of Contents Effects of mindfulness meditation and citalopram on worry and brain activation in patients with Generalized Anxiety Disorder(GAD) Table of Contents

 
  1. Introduction and statement of the problem
  2. Background and significance (review of the literature)
  3. Research design and methods
  4. Treatment protocol
    1. Citalopram and the Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) program
  5. Timetable
  6. References

Abstract

generalized anxiety disorder (gad) is a type of anxiety disorder that affects over four million Americans in any year (NIMH, 2000). There is much research that shows anxiety can lead to a magnitude of health ailments, including cardiovascular disease, hypertension, suppressed immune system, and depression (Krisanaprakornkit et al., 2006). For this study, functional magnetic imaging (fMRI) and self-report questionnaires will be used to measure the effects of auditory statements describing a personal worry in patients with gad before and after anxiety therapy with citalopram - a serotonin reuptake inhibitor (Hoehn-Saric, Schlund, and Wong, 2004) - mindfulness-based meditation, or a combination of the two. Purpose: The purpose of this research proposal is to investigate the efficacy of mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) as a treatment for generalized anxiety disorder and determine how it compares with the effectiveness of anxiolytic therapy (citalopram).

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