3-4 December, 2015: More than 70 health care professionals participated in a two-day MINDFULGym REST-Shop at Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre (UKMMC). Supported by the Department of Psychiatry, the program aimed to provide health care professionals with simple and effective tools (e.g. Mindful-S.T.O.P.) to reduce stress and enhance self-care. Many doctors are experiencing burnout. Mindfulness training has been shown to improve physical and mental health among doctors and other health care professionals [1]. Furthermore, psychotherapists in training who practised mindfulness had better treatment outcome in their patients, compared to those who did not practise mindfulness [2].
[1]. Irving, J. A., Dobkin, P. L., & Park, J. (2009). Cultivating mindfulness in health care professionals: A review of empirical studies of mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR). Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice, 15(2), 61-66.
[2]. Grepmair, L., Mitterlehner, F., Loew, T., Bachler, E., Rother, W., & Nickel, M. (2007). Promoting mindfulness in psychotherapists in training influences the treatment results of their patients: A randomized, double-blind, controlled study. Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics, 76(6), 332–338.
