Reperceiving depression: how trait mindfulness enhances perceived support through improved doctor–patient relationships and stigma alleviation in depressed young adults

This investigation establishes that trait mindfulness effectively augments perceived social support in depressed adolescents through dual pathways: enhancing doctor-patient relationship perceptions and mitigating stigma. Notably, rumination demonstrates no significant impact on social support acquisition in this clinical population. By delineating these mechanistic pathways, our findings highlight mindfulness-based interventions' therapeutic potential, proposing targeted training protocols to amplify social support networks for improved mental health outcomes in youth depression management.