Supporting Mental Health in Daily Life After the Diagnosis of Multiple Sclerosis

Summary

The overall goal of this observational study is to learn about the psychological resources of mindfulness and flow experience available to persons newly diagnosed with multiple sclerosis (MS). The primary study aim will be to analyze the relation of flow and mindfulness with mental health among individuals who received an MS diagnosis within the last year. Secondary aims will be to analyze the daily activities preferentially associated with flow, and to evaluate possible changes in daily flow retrieval. Participants will answer questionnaires measuring flow, mindfulness, positive mental health, anxiety and depression at project start and 6 months later.

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

* age 18-50
* clinically-definite MS diagnosed (with McDonald's revised criteria) within the previous 12 months
* steroid treatment for at least 1 month
* written informed consent

Exclusion Criteria:

* neurological disorders other than MS
* psychiatric disorders
* severe physical impairment (EDSS=\>8)
* pregnancy
* current or previous attendance in Mindfulness Based Interventions or Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
* severe cognitive impairment in comprehension, attention and execution of inferential-logical operations which could interfere with the ability to fill in questionnaires (equivalent scores 0-1 at Progressive Raven Matrices; score \<11.3 at the visual comprehension of sentences subtest of the Aphasia Neuropsychological Test; score \<37.9 at Symbol Digit Modalities Test; and score \<93.1 at the Brief Test of Intelligence)

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