Differential effects of Mindfulness and Positive Fantasizing on Theta Power in Remitted MDD and Healthy Controls

Ron, Amit (2023) Differential effects of Mindfulness and Positive Fantasizing on Theta Power in Remitted MDD and Healthy Controls. Bachelor's Thesis, Artificial Intelligence.

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Abstract

Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) is one of the leading causes of disability worldwide. Conventional medicinal treatments involve, primarily, antidepressant drugs, however their inconsistency at reducing symptoms in the long-term as well as the severity of their side effects has redirected research to new, therapeutic treatments types. Depression is a recurrent disorder, meaning that the chances of relapse increase with each subsequent episode, further justifying the need for research on treatments that have a high long-term potential. Addressing both unconventional therapeutic processes and remitted depressed individuals, this study will address the gap in scientific literature where the focus is primarily on chemical treatments for current MDD. The difference in effects of Mindfulness and Positive Fantasizing interventions on theta power will be studied in individuals with remitted-MDD (rMDD) and healthy controls (HC). A repeated measures ANOVA test found significant interaction effects between intervention type and group (HC/rMDD) across all regions being analyzed, with post hoc analyses revealing significant pair-wise comparisons only in the occipital regions' models. Notably, positive fantasizing consistently increased theta power in both groups, however with a more pronounced effect in the rMDD group. This study highlights the complex relationship between theta brain activity, emotion regulation, depression and the two interventions being analyzed.

Item Type:	Thesis (Bachelor's Thesis)
Supervisor name:	Vugt, M.K. van and Besten, M.E.
Degree programme:	Artificial Intelligence
Thesis type:	Bachelor's Thesis
Language:	English
Date Deposited:	07 Sep 2023 12:24
Last Modified:	07 Sep 2023 12:24
URI:	https://fse.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/31294

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