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Mindfulness-Based Interventions for Anxiety and Depression
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This article reviews the ways in which mindfulness practices have contributed to cognitive and behavioral treatments for depression and anxiety. Research on mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs) has increased rapidly in the past decade. The most common include mindfulness-based stress reduction and mindfulness-based cognitive therapy. MBIs are effective in reducing anxiety and depression symptom severity in a range of individuals. MBIs consistently outperform non–evidence-based treatments and active control conditions, such as health education, relaxation training, and supportive psychotherapy. MBIs also perform comparably with cognitive behavior therapy (CBT). The treatment principles of MBIs for anxiety and depression are compatible with standard CBT. © 2017 Elsevier Inc.
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“Additionally, MBIs have been shown to work via changes in specific aspects of psychopathology, such as cognitive biases, affective dysregulation, and interpersonal effectiveness.17,23,24”
§ Mindfulness-Based Interventions for Anxiety and Depression > Intro
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- Not checked — no full text of the sourcecites [17] Bullis, 2014, The benefits of being mindful: trait mindfulness predicts less stress reactivity to suppression, J Behav Ther Exp Psychiatry source
- Not checked — no full text of the sourcecites [23] Brown, 2007, Mindfulness: theoretical foundations and evidence for its salutary effects, Psychol Inq source
- Partly supportedcites [24] Curtiss, 2017, The conditional process model of mindfulness and emotion regulation: an empirical test, J Affect Disord sourceExperimental — accuracy not yet measured
The Discussion reports that cognitive emotion-regulation strategies mediated the association between a mindfulness facet and emotional-disorder symptoms. It does not establish that MBIs work through changes in those strategies: the study was cross-sectional and explicitly precludes causal interpretations (Discussion; page numbers not supplied). The supplied passages also do not support cognitive biases or interpersonal effectiveness as mechanisms. (LLM, conf=0.88)
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“Recent reviews of well-designed, randomized controlled trials comparing mindfulness treatments (primarily MBSR and MBCT) to active control conditions indicate that MBIs are effective in treating a broad range of outcomes among diverse populations.”
§ Mindfulness-Based Interventions for Anxiety and Depression > Intro
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- Not checked — no full text of the sourcecites [6] Khoury, 2013, Mindfulness-based therapy: a comprehensive meta-analysis, Clin Psychol Rev source
- Not checked — no full text of the sourcecites [7] Eberth, 2012, The effects of mindfulness meditation: a meta-analysis, Mindfulness source
- Partly supportedcites [8] Hofmann, 2010, The effect of mindfulness-based therapy on anxiety and depression: a meta-analytic review, J Consult Clin Psychol sourceExperimental — accuracy not yet measured
The Results report improvements in anxiety and depressive symptoms across several clinical conditions, and five studies used active-treatment comparators. But the Discussion says most controlled effect-size estimates were unreliable and calls for further randomized controlled trials. The paper therefore does not establish effectiveness across a broad range of outcomes on the basis of well-designed trials against active controls. (LLM, conf=0.89)
- Partly supportedcites [9] Strauss, 2014, Mindfulness-based interventions for people diagnosed with a current episode of an anxiety or depressive disorder: a meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials, PLoS One sourceExperimental — accuracy not yet measured
The Discussion reports that this meta-analysis of randomized trials found lower primary symptom severity with MBIs overall in people with a current depressive or anxiety disorder. But the Effects as a Function of Control Condition Type section says those effects disappeared against active controls; the results also do not establish benefits across a broad range of outcomes or diverse populations. No page numbers are provided in our copy. (LLM, conf=0.88)
- Not checked — no full text of the sourcecites [10] Piet, 2011, The effect of mindfulness-based cognitive therapy for prevention of relapse in recurrent major depressive disorder: a systematic review and meta-analysis, Clin Psychol Rev source
- Partly supportedcites [11] Goyal, 2014, Meditation programs for psychological stress and well-being: a systematic review and meta-analysis, JAMA Intern Med sourceExperimental — accuracy not yet measured
The Results (page not available in our copy) report improvements in anxiety, depression, and pain for mindfulness programs compared with nonspecific active controls, with weaker evidence for stress and mental-health-related quality of life. The claim overstates the breadth of effectiveness: the Results found no or insufficient evidence of benefit for several other outcomes, and the Discussion reports no significant advantage over known treatments used as active controls. (LLM, conf=0.88)
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“MBIs have demonstrated efficacy in reducing anxiety and depression symptom severity in a broad range of treatment-seeking individuals.”
- Also stated in: § Summary: Efficacy of MBIs for Anxiety and Depression · hedged
“Collectively, these results indicate that MBIs are more effective than non-evidence-based treatments in reducing anxiety and depression symptom severity among a broad range of treatment-seeking individuals.”
§ Mindfulness-Based Interventions for Anxiety and Depression > Abstract
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- Not checked — no full text of the sourcecites [6] Khoury, 2013, Mindfulness-based therapy: a comprehensive meta-analysis, Clin Psychol Rev source
- Not checked — no full text of the sourcecites [7] Eberth, 2012, The effects of mindfulness meditation: a meta-analysis, Mindfulness source
- Supportedcites [8] Hofmann, 2010, The effect of mindfulness-based therapy on anxiety and depression: a meta-analytic review, J Consult Clin Psychol source
The Results report reductions in both anxiety and depressive symptoms from pre- to post-treatment with mindfulness-based therapy. The Review Methods describe 39 studies involving participants treated for a range of psychiatric and medical conditions, supporting the claim’s broad clinical scope. (LLM, conf=0.92)
- Partly supportedcites [9] Strauss, 2014, Mindfulness-based interventions for people diagnosed with a current episode of an anxiety or depressive disorder: a meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials, PLoS One sourceExperimental — accuracy not yet measured
The Results (Meta-Analysis Findings; page not available in our copy) report significantly lower depressive symptom severity with MBIs than with controls. The difference in anxiety symptom severity was not statistically significant, so the claim overstates the evidence for reducing both symptoms across treatment-seeking individuals. (LLM, conf=0.91)
- Not checked — no full text of the sourcecites [10] Piet, 2011, The effect of mindfulness-based cognitive therapy for prevention of relapse in recurrent major depressive disorder: a systematic review and meta-analysis, Clin Psychol Rev source
- Partly supportedcites [11] Goyal, 2014, Meditation programs for psychological stress and well-being: a systematic review and meta-analysis, JAMA Intern Med sourceExperimental — accuracy not yet measured
The Findings and Discussion report small improvements in anxiety and depression symptoms across a broad range of clinical conditions. The Study Selection section included people with clinical conditions and stressed populations, but does not establish that participants were treatment-seeking; that qualification is unsupported. (LLM, conf=0.82)
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“In addition to preventing rates of relapse, MBCT has also demonstrated efficacy in reducing current acute depression symptoms (Hedge’s g = 0.73).9”
§ Mindfulness-Based Interventions for Anxiety and Depression > Overview of Mindfulness Treatments > MBCT
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- Partly supportedcites [9] Strauss, 2014, Mindfulness-based interventions for people diagnosed with a current episode of an anxiety or depressive disorder: a meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials, PLoS One sourceExperimental — accuracy not yet measured
The Results (Meta-Analysis Findings; page unavailable) report reduced primary symptom severity in people with a current depressive disorder, with Hedges g = −0.73. But that estimate is for mindfulness-based interventions including MBCT and PBCT, not MBCT alone; the separate MBCT analysis reports g = 0.39 across depressive and anxiety disorders. The source supports the direction of benefit, but not attributing the 0.73 magnitude specifically to MBCT. (LLM, conf=0.91)
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“Despite these promising findings, the MBCT and control groups did not differ significantly on rates of depression remission, suggesting that the effects of MBCT were not strong enough to impact full disorder remission.”
§ Mindfulness-Based Interventions for Anxiety and Depression > Overview of Mindfulness Treatments > MBCT
What the sources say
- Supportedcites [55] Eisendrath, 2016, A randomized controlled trial of mindfulness-based cognitive therapy for treatment-resistant depression, Psychother Psychosom source
The Results report that remission rates favored MBCT over the health-enhancement control (22.4% versus 13.9%), but the difference was not statistically significant (p = .15). The Discussion reiterates that finding. The citing sentence’s explanation of what the result suggests is an interpretation, not a separate trial finding. (LLM, conf=0.94)
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“Studies comparing MBSR to active control conditions have demonstrated that MBIs are superior in reducing anxiety symptoms.”
§ Mindfulness-Based Interventions for Anxiety and Depression > Overview of Mindfulness Treatments > MBSR
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- Partly supportedcites [46] Hoge, 2013, Randomized controlled trial of mindfulness meditation for generalized anxiety disorder: effects on anxiety and stress reactivity, J Clin Psychiatry sourceExperimental — accuracy not yet measured
The Results report greater anxiety reductions with MBSR than with an active control on the CGI-S, CGI-I, and BAI, but no significant difference on the primary HAM-A measure. The Discussion describes this as one trial in patients with generalized anxiety disorder, so it does not establish superiority for MBIs generally across studies or populations. (LLM, conf=0.87)
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“In one of these trials, Eisendrath and colleagues55 tested the efficacy of a modified MBCT program for individuals with current treatment-resistant depression. Results showed that MBCT reduced depressive symptoms posttreatment compared to a well-matched active control program (Health Enhancement Program, or HEP).”
§ Mindfulness-Based Interventions for Anxiety and Depression > Overview of Mindfulness Treatments > MBCT
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- Supportedcites [55] Eisendrath, 2016, A randomized controlled trial of mindfulness-based cognitive therapy for treatment-resistant depression, Psychother Psychosom source
The Methods describe an eight-week trial comparing MBCT with the Health-Enhancement Program in adults with treatment-resistant depression. The Results report a significantly greater reduction in depression severity with MBCT than with HEP at the posttreatment endpoint (36.6% versus 25.3%; p=.01). The Introduction describes HEP as a structurally equivalent comparator. (LLM, conf=0.94)
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“Despite their predominance in our daily life, mindless states have been demonstrated to be maladaptive.”
§ Mindfulness-Based Interventions for Anxiety and Depression > Overview of Mindfulness Treatments > What is Mindfulness?
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- Not checked — no full text of the sourcecites [37] Killingsworth, 2010, A wandering mind is an unhappy mind, Science source
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“MBIs consistently outperform non-evidence-based treatments and active control conditions, such as health education, relaxation training, and supportive psychotherapy.”
- Also stated in: § Summary: Efficacy of MBIs for Anxiety and Depression · hedged
“The results indicated that MBIs are more effective in reducing psychological and medical symptom severity than waitlist, psychoeducation, supportive psychotherapy, relaxation training, and imagery or suppression techniques.”
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- Not checked — no full text of the sourcecites [6] Khoury, 2013, Mindfulness-based therapy: a comprehensive meta-analysis, Clin Psychol Rev source
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“MBIs also perform comparably to cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT).”
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“The MBSR group demonstrated a pre-post treatment effect size (Cohen’s d) of 1.06, which is comparable to the effect sizes seen in CBT for anxiety.”
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“These outcomes include clinical disorders and symptoms such as anxiety,8,12,13 risk of relapse for depression,14,15 current depressive symptoms,9 stress,16–18 medical and well-being outcomes such as chronic pain,19 quality of life,14,20 and psychological or emotional distress.21,22”
§ Mindfulness-Based Interventions for Anxiety and Depression > Intro
What the sources say
- Supportedcites [8] Hofmann, 2010, The effect of mindfulness-based therapy on anxiety and depression: a meta-analytic review, J Consult Clin Psychol source
The Discussion states that the review's findings support mindfulness-based therapy for anxiety and depression in clinical populations. The citing sentence assigns separate citations to relapse risk, stress, chronic pain, quality of life, and distress; those outcomes are not treated as claims supported by this source. (LLM, conf=0.88)
- Not checked — no full text of the sourcecites [12] Green SM, Bieling PJ. Expanding the scope of mindfulness-based cognitive therapy: evidence for effectiveness in a heterogeneous psychiatric sample. Cogn Behav Pract. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cbpra.2011.02.006. source
- Not checked — no full text of the sourcecites [13] Hinton, 2013, Acceptance and mindfulness techniques as applied to refugee and ethnic minority populations with PTSD: examples from “culturally adapted CBT”, Cogn Behav Pract source
- Not checked — no full text of the sourcecites [14] Kuyken, 2008, Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy to prevent relapse in recurrent depression, J Consult Clin Psychol source
- Not checked — no full text of the sourcecites [15] Teasdale, 2000, Prevention of relapse/recurrence in major depression by mindfulness-based cognitive therapy, J Consult Clin Psychol source
- Supportedcites [9] Strauss, 2014, Mindfulness-based interventions for people diagnosed with a current episode of an anxiety or depressive disorder: a meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials, PLoS One source
The citation is attached to “current depressive symptoms,” not the sentence’s other outcomes. The Results (Meta-Analysis Findings) report a statistically significant reduction in depressive symptom severity after MBIs compared with controls among people diagnosed with a current depressive or anxiety disorder. (LLM, conf=0.93)
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“ACT does not include meditation practices, and rarely uses the term ‘mindfulness’ in its treatment protocol, but the therapeutic strategies of ACT are practically identical to mindfulness skills as described in this review.”
§ Mindfulness-Based Interventions for Anxiety and Depression > Mindfulness in the Context of CBT > Mindfulness as a Component of Cognitive-Behavioral Treatments
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- Partly supportedcites [26] Hayes, 1994, Acceptance and commitment therapy: altering the verbal support for experiential avoidance, Behav Anal sourceExperimental — accuracy not yet measured
The sections on establishing self as context and letting go of the struggle describe observing thoughts and experiencing feelings without trying to change or escape them, supporting a resemblance to mindfulness skills. But the paper does not compare ACT with the skills in the citing review, establish that its strategies are practically identical to them, or substantiate claims about meditation and use of the word ‘mindfulness’ in the full treatment protocol. The Examples of Specific ACT Techniques section says that protocol is a book-length document and offers only a sample of its procedures (page numbers unavailable). (LLM, conf=0.82)
- Not checked — no full text of the sourcecites [45] Baer, 2003, Mindfulness training as a clinical intervention: a conceptual and empirical review, Clin Psychol Sci Pract source
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“Furthermore, studies looking at individual moderators of treatment outcomes have found that MBCT may be most effective in preventing relapse among individuals with the greatest risk of relapse. These high-risk individuals include those with four or more previous major depressive episodes (Cohen’s h = 0.88),53 and those who suffered from maltreatment during childhood.53,54”
§ Mindfulness-Based Interventions for Anxiety and Depression > Overview of Mindfulness Treatments > MBCT
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- Not checked — no full text of the sourcecites [53] Ma, 2004, Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy for depression: replication and exploration of differential relapse prevention effects, J Consult Clin Psychol source
- Partly supportedcites [54] Williams, 2014, Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy for preventing relapse in recurrent depression: a randomized dismantling trial, J Consult Clin Psychol sourceExperimental — accuracy not yet measured
The Results and Discussion report that childhood trauma moderated MBCT’s effect on relapse, with benefit among participants reporting more childhood trauma. The paper also discusses greater benefit in vulnerable patients with three or more prior episodes, but our copy does not support the specific threshold of four or more episodes or Cohen’s h = 0.88. (LLM, conf=0.88)
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“The MBSR group demonstrated a pre-post treatment effect size (Cohen’s d) of 1.06, which is comparable to the effect sizes seen in CBT for anxiety.”
§ Mindfulness-Based Interventions for Anxiety and Depression > Overview of Mindfulness Treatments > MBSR
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- Supportedcites [46] Hoge, 2013, Randomized controlled trial of mindfulness meditation for generalized anxiety disorder: effects on anxiety and stress reactivity, J Clin Psychiatry source
The Discussion reports a pre- to post-treatment Cohen’s d of 1.06 for the MBSR group on the HAM-A and explicitly compares it with effect sizes of 0.73–1.37 in CBT studies. (LLM, conf=0.95)
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“These programs have not been examined as thoroughly as the standard 8-week interventions; however, preliminary evidence indicates that these modest interventions can have beneficial effects on a variety of symptoms, including compassion58 and working memory capacity.59”
§ Mindfulness-Based Interventions for Anxiety and Depression > Overview of Mindfulness Treatments > Other mindfulness-based treatments
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- Supportedcites [58] Lim, 2015, Mindfulness and compassion: an examination of mechanism and scalability, PLoS One source
The Procedure describes a three-week mindfulness program, and the Results report significantly more compassionate helping in that group than in the active control group (37% versus 14%). In the citing sentence, this paper is cited for compassion; working memory capacity has a separate citation. (LLM, conf=0.93)
- Not checked — no full text of the sourcecites [59] Mrazek, 2013, Mindfulness training improves working memory capacity and GRE performance while reducing mind wandering, Psychol Sci source
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“These results are supported by select meta-analyses that have demonstrated superiority of MBSR in reducing anxiety and stress relative to heterogenous control conditions.8,47,48 Pre-post treatment effect sizes for these meta-analyses all fall in the moderate-large range (Hedge’s g ranging from 0.24 – 1.54).”
§ Mindfulness-Based Interventions for Anxiety and Depression > Overview of Mindfulness Treatments > MBSR
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- Partly supportedcites [8] Hofmann, 2010, The effect of mindfulness-based therapy on anxiety and depression: a meta-analytic review, J Consult Clin Psychol sourceExperimental — accuracy not yet measured
The Results report a moderate pre–post reduction in anxiety for MBSR (Hedges’ g = 0.55) and significant anxiety effects for mindfulness-based therapy against several types of control. But the controlled analyses pool mindfulness-based therapies rather than isolate MBSR, the measured outcomes are anxiety and depression rather than stress, and this paper does not report 0.24–1.54 as its range of pooled pre–post effects. The Discussion also cautions that most controlled-effect estimates were unreliable. (LLM, conf=0.88)
- Not checked — no full text of the sourcecites [47] Bohlmeijer, 2010, The effects of mindfulness-based stress reduction therapy on mental health of adults with a chronic medical disease: a meta-analysis, J Psychosom Res source
- Not checked — no full text of the sourcecites [48] Fjorback, 2011, Mindfulness-based stress reduction and mindfulness-based cognitive therapy: a systematic review of randomized controlled trials, Acta Psychiatr Scand source
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“However, as noted by Dimidjian and Segal, 65 the field has been limited by a number of methodological gaps that restrict both the reach and relevance of the conclusions that can be drawn from the current literature.”
§ Mindfulness-Based Interventions for Anxiety and Depression > Overview of Mindfulness Treatments > Summary: Efficacy of MBIs for Anxiety and Depression
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- Supportedcites [65] Dimidjian, 2015, Prospects for a clinical science of mindfulness-based intervention, Am Psychol source
Recommendation 1 identifies gaps in specifying intervention targets and testing mechanisms, while Recommendation 4 explains how poorly matched controls complicate interpretation of findings. Recommendation 7 calls the lack of implementation research a serious gap. Together, these sections support the claim that methodological gaps limit what can be concluded from the mindfulness-based intervention literature and its broader relevance; page numbers are unavailable in our copy. (LLM, conf=0.90)
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“Though these technology-delivered interventions are still in their infancy, a recent meta-analysis of 15 RCTs found that, relative to control or waitlist conditions, technology-delivered MBIs had a significant beneficial impact on depression, anxiety, stress, well-being, and mindfulness (Hedge’s g ranging from 0.22 for anxiety to 0.51 for stress).64”
§ Mindfulness-Based Interventions for Anxiety and Depression > Overview of Mindfulness Treatments > Other mindfulness-based treatments
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- Supportedcites [64] Spijkerman, 2016, Effectiveness of online mindfulness-based interventions in improving mental health: a review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials, Clin Psychol Rev sourceExperimental — accuracy not yet measured
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“Mindfulness-based treatments and traditional (Beckian) CBT share many similar characteristics.45 Both aim to reduce psychopathological suffering, and approach this goal with a combination of cognitive and behavioral therapeutic exercises. Both involve a desensitization of conditioned fear responses, though MBIs approach this effect through sustained attention, while traditional CBT directly focus”
§ Mindfulness-Based Interventions for Anxiety and Depression > Mindfulness in the Context of CBT
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- Not checked — no full text of the sourcecites [45] Baer, 2003, Mindfulness training as a clinical intervention: a conceptual and empirical review, Clin Psychol Sci Pract source
- Partly supportedcites [66] Hofmann, 2008, Cognitive processes during fear acquisition and extinction in animals and humans: implications for exposure therapy of anxiety disorders, Clin Psychol Rev sourceExperimental — accuracy not yet measured
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- Not checked — no full text of the sourcecites [67] Longmore, 2007, Do we need to challenge thoughts in cognitive behavior therapy?, Clin Psychol Rev source
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“Though these mindfulness interventions are too truncated to expect any long-term effects, studies indicate that they can have immediate effects on psychological and neuroendocrine responses to social stress,60 and perceived pain severity in response to noxious heat stimulation.61”
§ Mindfulness-Based Interventions for Anxiety and Depression > Overview of Mindfulness Treatments > Other mindfulness-based treatments
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- Not checked — no full text of the sourcecites [60] Creswell, 2014, Brief mindfulness meditation training alters psychological and neuroendocrine responses to social evaluative stress, Psychoneuroendocrinology source
- Supportedcites [61] Zeidan, 2011, Brain mechanisms supporting the modulation of pain by mindfulness meditation, J Neurosci source
Citation 61 is attached to the noxious-heat pain finding, not the social-stress finding, which has a separate citation. The Methods describe four days of mindfulness training and heat stimulation; the Results report reduced pain intensity and unpleasantness ratings during meditation after training. (LLM, conf=0.94)
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“In a large study using ecological momentary assessment data, 37 it was found that approximately 47% of subjects’ waking hours were spent in a state of mind wandering; furthermore, the authors demonstrated that mind wandering predicts subsequent unhappiness.”
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- Not checked — no full text of the sourcecites [37] Killingsworth, 2010, A wandering mind is an unhappy mind, Science source
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“As we will discuss throughout this review, mindfulness targets one such core processes that has demonstrated efficacy in reducing anxiety and depression symptom severity, both as the core treatment ingredient, as well as when integrated into other treatments.”
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“Despite the popularity of these interventions, the evidence base is still not fully established, in part because this literature is oversaturated with cross-sectional studies, waitlist-controlled trials, and other methodological shortcomings that limit the strength of conclusions that can be drawn from these studies.”
§ Mindfulness-Based Interventions for Anxiety and Depression > Intro
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“Lastly, both treatments involve relaxation and improvements in self-modulatory efforts,45 though it is unclear whether these effects are attributable to a specific treatment component, or simply engaging in a therapeutic process.”
§ Mindfulness-Based Interventions for Anxiety and Depression > Mindfulness in the Context of CBT
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“Nevertheless, these retreats are a relatively cost-effective way of delivering intensive and well-controlled doses of a mindfulness intervention, and recent trials have demonstrated promising effects on anxiety, stress, and other measures of psychosocial well-being and health.56,57”
§ Mindfulness-Based Interventions for Anxiety and Depression > Overview of Mindfulness Treatments > Other mindfulness-based treatments
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- Not checked — no full text of the sourcecites [57] Rosenberg, 2015, Intensive meditation training influences emotional responses to suffering, Emotion source
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“Post-treatment effect sizes were largest for psychological outcomes, relative to physical or medical outcomes, with the strongest effects found for anxiety, followed by depression.”
§ Mindfulness-Based Interventions for Anxiety and Depression > Overview of Mindfulness Treatments > Summary: Efficacy of MBIs for Anxiety and Depression
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“These beneficial effects remained relatively stable after follow-up periods (ranging from 3 weeks to 3 years, with a median of 28 weeks), though the comparative effect sizes for MBI versus control treatment conditions diminished at follow-up.6”
§ Mindfulness-Based Interventions for Anxiety and Depression > Overview of Mindfulness Treatments > Summary: Efficacy of MBIs for Anxiety and Depression
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“Until recent years, most trials compared MBIs to waitlist controls, which introduce a multitude of confounding factors that limit the strength of conclusions that can be drawn from these trials.”
§ Mindfulness-Based Interventions for Anxiety and Depression > Overview of Mindfulness Treatments > MBCT
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“MBSR appears to be a safe and effective treatment for the reduction of emotional dysregulation.”
§ Mindfulness-Based Interventions for Anxiety and Depression > Overview of Mindfulness Treatments > MBSR
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“Whichever mechanisms truly underlie mindfulness (see below for a review of key mechanisms), mindfulness practices appear to demonstrate therapeutic effects on emotional well-being, and thus continue to capture the interest of myriad clients, practitioners, and researchers.”
§ Mindfulness-Based Interventions for Anxiety and Depression > Overview of Mindfulness Treatments > What is Mindfulness?
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“The use of mindfulness in these treatment protocols is markedly different from MBSR and MBCT, in that mindfulness is merely a component of these interventions, whereas it is the core skill taught in mindfulness-based treatments.”
§ Mindfulness-Based Interventions for Anxiety and Depression > Intro
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- Not checked — no full text of the sourcecites [28] Chiesa, 2011, Mindfulness-based approaches: are they all the same?, J Clin Psychol source
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“The overarching theoretical premise of MBIs is that, by practicing mindfulness (e.g. through sitting meditation, yoga, or other mindfulness exercises), individuals will become less reactive to unpleasant internal phenomena but more reflective, which in turn will lead to positive psychological outcomes.3,33”
§ Mindfulness-Based Interventions for Anxiety and Depression > Overview of Mindfulness Treatments
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“Mindfulness and acceptance strategies are consistent with general CBT principles, because they target core processes, such as increased emotional awareness and regulation, cognitive flexibility, and goals-based behaviors.31,32”
§ Mindfulness-Based Interventions for Anxiety and Depression > Intro
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“The stronger one’s ability to adopt a mindful state throughout the perpetual ups and downs of life, the less suffering one will experience. This basic premise remains the foundation of mindful practices, as it has for centuries;42”
§ Mindfulness-Based Interventions for Anxiety and Depression > Overview of Mindfulness Treatments > What is Mindfulness?
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“As we will now discuss, these similarities may perhaps be responsible for the compatibility of mindfulness and cognitive-behavioral treatments.”
§ Mindfulness-Based Interventions for Anxiety and Depression > Mindfulness in the Context of CBT
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“Despite these differences, the result of both approaches is ultimately quite similar: By changing one’s perspective on unpleasant thoughts, feelings, or sensations, the individual comes to realize that these internal phenomena are not as dangerous or powerful as previously believed, and the cycle of maladaptive cognitions, emotions, and behaviors gradually weakens.”
§ Mindfulness-Based Interventions for Anxiety and Depression > Mindfulness in the Context of CBT
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“Taken together, these findings suggest that mindfulness is a difficult state to achieve, but is ultimately beneficial.”
§ Mindfulness-Based Interventions for Anxiety and Depression > Overview of Mindfulness Treatments > What is Mindfulness?
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“Mindfulness skills taught in DBT are similar to those in MBSR, particularly the nonjudgmental observation of internal phenomena; however, the format in which these skills are taught differs considerably.”
§ Mindfulness-Based Interventions for Anxiety and Depression > Mindfulness in the Context of CBT > Mindfulness as a Component of Cognitive-Behavioral Treatments
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“Mindfulness- and acceptance-based interventions – including DBT, ACT, MBSR, and MBCT – are examples of the so-called “third-wave” of cognitive-behavioral therapies.70”
§ Mindfulness-Based Interventions for Anxiety and Depression > Mindfulness in the Context of CBT > Summary
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“The result is a call to redirect clinical practice away from treating medical syndromes and toward focusing on processes and core competencies. Mindfulness-based interventions target one such process.”
§ Mindfulness-Based Interventions for Anxiety and Depression > Mindfulness in the Context of CBT > Summary
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- Not matchedcites [31] Hayes SC, Hofmann SG. The third wave of CBT and the rise of process-based care. World Psychiatry, in press.
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“Clients may choose which mindfulness exercises they wish to practice and when, which allows all individuals to benefit from mindfulness training regardless of their severity or willingness to meditate.45”
§ Mindfulness-Based Interventions for Anxiety and Depression > Mindfulness in the Context of CBT > Mindfulness as a Component of Cognitive-Behavioral Treatments
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“Lifestyle targeted behavioral interventions in depression have typically shown small-to-medium effect sizes of ~0.3–0.5 [4–16], while the placebo effect of behavioral interventions are even smaller ~0.2 in RCTs [101, 102].”
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“Empirical evidence demonstrates their efficacy for a variety of psychosocial and neurobiological outcomes, including reductions in depression and anxiety, while promoting stress resilience and recovery [2,3,4,5].”
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“Similarly, MBCT has also been shown to effectively relieve anxiety (Chiesa and Serretti, 2011; Hofmann and Gòmez, 2017).”
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“Mindfulness-based intervention is an easy-to-transmit and non-invasive psychological intervention method, which has been proved to have remarkable effect on reducing mental disorders (26).”
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“These include physical activity/exercise, dietary modification, adequate sleep and social interaction, as well as mindfulness-based meditation, all of which have shown treatment efficacy in separate clinical trials of depression [4–16].”
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“Recently, asubstantial number of randomised control trials have confirmed the mindfulness-based approaches to be efficacious concerning anxiety disorders (Hofmann & Gómez 2017).”
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“The exploration of mindfulness in psychotherapy could be attributed to its therapeutic success in individuals with emotional disorders and its ability to minimise the chances of relapsing into depression.13,16”
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“To close existing gaps in the literature, HOCOS was designed using CBT principles which teaches patients how to challenge automatic thoughts by holding them up to disproving evidence and then change them into different thoughts [86,87].”
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“Mindfulness-based interventions have demonstrated effectiveness in reducing the severity of depression in a wide range of individuals, with or without the disease [40].”
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“The FFMQ is a widely used measure of dispositional mindfulness.38”
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“there is compelling evidence for the efficacy of MBPs for other clinical groups (Creswell, 2017), including those with substance use disorders (Bowen et al., 2014), anxiety disorders (Hofmann & Gomez, 2017), and chronic pain (Hilton, Hempel, et al., 2017)”
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U.S. Physician Recommendations to Their Patients About the Use of Complementary Health Approaches
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“The high rate of recommendations for mind– body therapies by psychiatrists may be due to findings in previous research that confirms benefit of relaxation techniques, mediation, and mindfulness-based stress reduction for psychological conditions such as post-traumatic stress disorder, anxiety, and depression.(30,31) I…”
Stein, E., & Witkiewitz, K. (2020) · Mindfulness · doi:10.1007/s12671-020-01444-0 · Cited by 63
“…the efficacy of MBPs for other clinical groups (Creswell 2017), including those with substance use disorders (Bowen et al. 2014), anxiety disorders (Hofmann and Gomez 2017), and chronic pain (Hilton et al. 2017a), further research is warranted to determine if treatment is effective through similar…”
BackgroundMindfulness-based interventions for anxiety and depression
Bhattacharya, S., & Hofmann, S. G. (2023) · Clinics in Integrated Care · doi:10.1016/j.intcar.2023.100138 · Cited by 81
Self-citationZhang, J., Raya, J., Morfini, F., Urban, Z., Pagliaccio, D., Yendiki, A., Auerbach, R. P., Bauer, C. C. C., & Whitfield, S. (2023) · Molecular Psychiatry · doi:10.1038/s41380-023-02032-z · Cited by 68
“Interestingly, mindfulness meditation also can lead to decreased DMN activity [22 – 26] and connectivity [27], and importantly, improves depression treatment outcomes [28 – 31].”
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Systematic Review and Meta-analysis: Mindfulness-Based Interventions for Rheumatoid Arthritis
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Virtual Reality-Based Mindfulness for Chronic Pain Management: A Scoping Review
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Battalio, S. L., Huffman, S. E., & Jensen, M. P. (2020) · Health Psychology · doi:10.1037/hea0000848 · Cited by 70
“In addition, prescribing physical activity interventions in combination with supported behavioral and psychological treatments (Butler, Chapman, Forman, & Beck, 2006; Hofmann & Gómez, 2017) may result in synergistic improvement in affective conditions among adults with physical conditions.”
BackgroundChandna, S., Sharma, P., & Moosath, H. (2022) · Psychological Studies · doi:10.1007/s12646-021-00636-5 · Cited by 66
“The scope of mindfulness is also rather large in relation to individuals who have been diagnosed with depression and anxiety disorders (Hofmann & Gómez, 2017).”
BackgroundWang, Z., xu, X., liu, S., Xiao, Y., Yang, M., zhao, X., Jin, C., Hu, F., Yang, S., Tang, B., et al. (2022) · Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology · doi:10.3389/fcimb.2022.719829 · Cited by 57
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“In line with this, leading clinical researchers note that there are insufficient studies investigating the effects of abbreviated interventions and a need for further research (Hofmann and Gomez 2017).”
BackgroundJohns, S. A., Tarver, W. L., Secinti, E., Mosher, C. E., Stutz, P. V., Carnahan, J. L., Talib, T. L., Shanahan, M. L., Faidley, M. T., Kidwell, K. M., et al. (2021) · Critical Reviews in Oncology/Hematology · doi:10.1016/j.critrevonc.2021.103290 · Cited by 48
“While Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) was the first and arguably the most popular manualized MBI [20, 21], several other MBIs (e.”
BackgroundMarinovic, D. A., & Hunter, R. L. (2022) · CA A Cancer Journal for Clinicians · doi:10.3322/caac.21733 · Cited by 49
Reward processing as a common diathesis for chronic pain and depression
Rizvi, S. J., Gandhi, W., & Salomons, T. V. (2021) · Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews · doi:10.1016/j.neubiorev.2021.04.033 · Cited by 50
Zhang, X., Li, Y., Wang, J., Mao, F., Wu, L., Huang, Y., Sun, J., & Cao, F. (2023) · Journal of Medical Internet Research · doi:10.2196/41298 · Cited by 53
“Mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs) teach participants to recognize habitual patterns of response, to be more mindful in their daily lives, and to make changes in how they relate to their thoughts, feelings, bodily sensations, and external environments [5].”
Min, W., Jiang, C., Li, Z., & Wang, Z. (2023) · Journal of Affective Disorders · doi:10.1016/j.jad.2023.03.053 · Cited by 52
Dai, Z., Jing, S., Wang, H., Xiao, W., Huang, Y., Chen, X., Fu, J., Pan, C., Tang, Q., Wang, H., et al. (2022) · Frontiers in Psychiatry · doi:10.3389/fpsyt.2022.949477 · Cited by 44
“Mindfulnessbased intervention is an easy-to-transmit and non-invasive psychological intervention method, which has been proved to have remarkable effect on reducing mental disorders (26).”
BackgroundYuan, G. F., Shi, W., Elhai, J. D., Montag, C., Chang, K., Jackson, T., & Hall, B. J. (2021) · Addictive Behaviors · doi:10.1016/j.addbeh.2021.107096 · Cited by 47
Monsillion, J., Zebdi, R., & Romo, L. (2023) · Children · doi:10.3390/children10050861 · Cited by 54
“Albeit less conclusive, recent systematic reviews and meta-analyses demonstrate that MBIs are associated with a decrease in anxiety and depression symptoms [13] and with positive effects on emotional regulation strategies [14].”
ResultThe efficacy of mindfulness-based interventions in acute pain: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Shires, A., Sharpe, L., Davies, J. N., & Newton-John, T. R. O. (2020) · Pain · doi:10.1097/j.pain.0000000000001877 · Cited by 43
Outcomes of an emotion regulation intervention group in young adults with autism spectrum disorder
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Exploring the Role of Circadian Rhythms in Sleep and Recovery: A Review Article
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“The choice of healing methods should align with an individual’s preferences and compatibility, ensuring a holistic approach to mental health and well-being [15,16].”
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Bilinçli Farkındalık: Güncel Bir Gözden Geçirme
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“Mindfulness decompression interventions are considered one of the most popular forms of psychological intervention [54].”
BackgroundMindfulness-Based Interventions and the Hypothalamic–Pituitary–Adrenal Axis: A Systematic Review
Vargas‐Uricoechea, H., Castellanos-Pinedo, A., Urrego-Noguera, K., Vargas-Sierra, H. D., Fernández, M. V. P., Barceló, E., & Giraldo, A. F. R. (2024) · Neurology International · doi:10.3390/neurolint16060115 · Cited by 52
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Corbally, L., & Wilkinson, M. (2021) · Mindfulness · doi:10.1007/s12671-021-01697-3 · Cited by 44
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“Further, these results are consistent with work showing that targeting mindfulness and selfcompassion can lead to reductions in anxiety and depression (Frostadottir & Dorjee, 2019; Hayden et al., 2018; Hofmann & Gómez, 2017; Neff & Germer, 2013).”
Gao, X. (2023) · Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development · doi:10.1080/01434632.2022.2150196 · Cited by 50
“This fi nding is also consistent with previous inquiries in psychological science that enhanced mindfulness level reduces anxiety (Beauchemin, Hutchins, and Patterson 2008; Hofmann and Gómez 2017).”
Hong, C., Tan, S., & Huang, T. (2021) · Journal of the American Medical Directors Association · doi:10.1016/j.jamda.2021.03.031 · Cited by 42
Building a More Diverse and Inclusive Science: Mindfulness-Based Approaches for Latinx Individuals
Nagy, G. A., Cuervo, C., Rodríguez, E. Y. R., Vilardaga, J. P., Zerubavel, N., West, J. L., Falick, M. C., & Parra, D. C. (2022) · Mindfulness · doi:10.1007/s12671-022-01846-2 · Cited by 47
Individual differences in meditation interventions: A meta‐analytic study
Burić, I., Farias, M., Driessen, J. M. A., & Brazil, I. A. (2022) · British Journal of Health Psychology · doi:10.1111/bjhp.12589 · Cited by 38
Bressane, A., Negri, R. G., de Brito, I., Medeiros, L. C. D. C., Araújo, I. L. L., Silva, M. B., Galvão, A. L. D. S., & da Rosa, G. C. S. (2022) · Sustainability · doi:10.3390/su141710506 · Cited by 44
Liu, H., Cai, K., Wang, J., & Zhang, H. (2023) · Frontiers in Public Health · doi:10.3389/fpubh.2022.1045642 · Cited by 47
“It has also been shown that although MBIs can cultivate people’s better insight and selfregulation abilities, they are also regarded as an idealized state in cognitive science theory and are difficult to achieve in a short period of time (79).”
BackgroundLiu, X., Jiang, J., & Zhang, Y. (2021) · Iranian Journal of Public Health · doi:10.18502/ijph.v50i4.6005 · Cited by 36
Cognitive and Physical Intervention in Metals’ Dysfunction and Neurodegeneration
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“MBTs involve ‘paying attention in a particular way: on purpose, in the present moment, and non-judgmentally’ [60].”
BackgroundThe effects of mindfulness‐based interventions on nurses' anxiety and depression: A meta‐analysis
Liu, H., Kong, L., Sun, Q., & Ma, X. (2023) · Nursing Open · doi:10.1002/nop2.1610 · Cited by 36
“Twelve randomised controlled trials from 2017 to 2021 were included (Hofmann et al., 2010; Hofmann & Gómez, 2017; Kabat- Zinn, 1982; Kang & Myung, 2022; Liberati et al., 2009; Lihua et al., 2017; Maharaj et al., 2018; Qiu, 2019; Rakel, 1999; Ramachandran et al., 2022; Shapiro et al., 2006; Teasdale…”
BackgroundMethodInfluentialYuan, L., Lu, L., Wang, X., Qu, M., Gao, Y., & Pan, B. (2023) · BMC Psychiatry · doi:10.1186/s12888-023-04638-7 · Cited by 41
Bransby, L., Rosenich, E., Maruff, P. T., & Lim, Y. Y. (2023) · The Journal of Prevention of Alzheimer s Disease · doi:10.14283/jpad.2023.119 · Cited by 37
Chacko, E., Ling, B., Avny, N., Barak, Y., Cullum, S., Sundram, F., & Cheung, G. (2022) · International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health · doi:10.3390/ijerph19010614 · Cited by 34
“These results are consistent with other recent studies [62,63] and reinforce studies that show MBCT’s equivalence to antidepressant medication [26,64].”
ResultPsychosocial factors associated with anxious depression
Zhou, E., Ma, S., Kang, L., Zhang, N., Wang, P., Wang, W., Nie, Z., Chen, M., Xu, J., Sun, S., et al. (2022) · Journal of Affective Disorders · doi:10.1016/j.jad.2022.11.028 · Cited by 34
“Although this study does not show a causal relationship between anxiety, depression, and dysfunctional attitudes, treatments for cognition such as Mindfulness-based Cognitive Therapy may benefit these patients (Hofmann and Gomez, 2017).”
Internet Addiction Management: A Comprehensive Review of Clinical Interventions and Modalities
Chadha, Y., Patil, R., Toshniwal, S. S., & Sinha, N. (2024) · Cureus · doi:10.7759/cureus.55466 · Cited by 37
“Mindfulness-based interventions are beneficial for developing a healthier relationship with the internet by increasing awareness and enabling individuals to make conscious choices about their online activities [18].”
BackgroundLiu, Y.-L., Lee, C.-H., & Wu, L. (2024) · Scientific Reports · doi:10.1038/s41598-024-64183-5 · Cited by 50
Virtual mindfulness interventions to promote well-being in adults: A mixed-methods systematic review
Xu, J. H., Jo, H., Noorbhai, L., Patel, A., & Li, A. (2022) · Journal of Affective Disorders · doi:10.1016/j.jad.2022.01.027 · Cited by 33
Developing resilience: the role of nurses, healthcare teams and organisations
Barratt, C. C. (2018) · Nursing Standard · doi:10.7748/ns.2018.e11231 · Cited by 39
Zhang, J., Zheng, S., Hu, Z., & Wang, J. (2024) · BMC Psychology · doi:10.1186/s40359-023-01468-w · Cited by 39
“In addition to being a skill, mindfulness is a way of life [12].”
BackgroundPoissant, H., Moreno, A., Potvin, S., & Mendrek, A. (2020) · Mindfulness · doi:10.1007/s12671-020-01458-8 · Cited by 35
Kent, S., Devonport, T. J., Lane, A. M., & Nicholls, W. (2021) · Journal of Applied Sport Psychology · doi:10.1080/10413200.2020.1868618 · Cited by 32
Wahid, S. S., Sarker, M., Arafat, A. S. M. E., Apu, A. R., & Kohrt, B. A. (2021) · Culture Medicine and Psychiatry · doi:10.1007/s11013-021-09735-4 · Cited by 35
Postpartum Mood Disorders: Insights into Diagnosis, Prevention, and Treatment
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Sahib, A., Chen, J., Cárdenas, D., Calear, A. L., & Wilson, C. (2024) · Journal of Affective Disorders · doi:10.1016/j.jad.2024.08.056 · Cited by 34
Li, J., Xu, C., Wan, K., Liu, Y., & Liu, L. (2023) · Frontiers in Psychology · doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2022.1031398 · Cited by 34
“Practicing mindfulness entails experiencing the present moment, rather than trying to change anything (Marchand, 2012; Hofmann and Gómez, 2017; Sun et al., 2021).”
BackgroundReardon, C. L., Gorczynski, P. F., Hainline, B. W., Hitchcock, M., & Rice, S. (2023) · Clinics in Sports Medicine · doi:10.1016/j.csm.2023.06.002 · Cited by 42
Yu, J., Han, M., Miao, F., & Hua, D. (2023) · Medicine · doi:10.1097/md.0000000000034917 · Cited by 34
“Mindfulness based stress reduction (MBSR) is currently the most researched and widely used mindfulness therapy to alleviate stress and depression.[11] Practically, MBSR aims to reduce stress by improving mindfulness skills through regular meditation exercises.”
BackgroundKim, S., Park, J. Y., & Chung, K. (2022) · Journal of Medical Internet Research · doi:10.2196/39501 · Cited by 28
“Reflecting the ability to pay full attention to the present moment without any judgment and not be overly reactive or overwhelmed by past or future events [6,7], mindfulness has been shown to have positive effects on mental health and psychological well-being [8-11].”
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Moghimi, E., Stephenson, C., Agarwal, A., Nikjoo, N., Malakouti, N., Layzell, G., O'Riordan, A., Jagayat, J., Shirazi, A., Gutierrez, G., et al. (2023) · JMIR Mental Health · doi:10.2196/51102 · Cited by 28
“The care-provider-guided e-psychotherapy program consisted of a combination of CBT, mindfulness therapy [29,30], and problem-solving–based therapy [31,32].”
MethodBarriers and Facilitators of Vestibular Rehabilitation: Patients and Physiotherapists’ Perspectives
Kalderon, L., Kaplan, A., Wolfovitz, A., Levy‐Tzedek, S., & Gimmon, Y. (2024) · Neurology Report · doi:10.1097/npt.0000000000000470 · Cited by 29
“…interfere with the patient’s adherence to the exercises Consider strategies to reduce anxiety, such as breathing technics, 49–51 mindfulness, 52 , 53 and the use of music 45–47 Psychosocial aspects People around may perceive exercise performance as awkward (ie, the need to be alone when…”
Kayser, J., Hu, R. X., Rosenscruggs, D., Li, L., & Xiang, X. (2023) · Clinical Gerontologist · doi:10.1080/07317115.2022.2076636 · Cited by 25
“Previous work (Hofmann & Gómez, 2017) has grouped several modalities under the label of MI, the most common of which are mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT), mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR), and acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT).”
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The Mental Health of Athletes: Recreational to Elite
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“17,18 Mindful attention towards body sensations is promoted through practices such as body scans and sitting mediation.”
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“emotional disorders and its ability to minimise the chances of relapsing into depression.(13,16) There is an extensive body of literature on the psychological needs of men diagnosed with prostate cancer, who often present with anxiety, depression, and stress with the associated negative effect on their social interact…”
Background
Metadata
- Authors
- Hofmann, S. G., & Gómez, A. F.
- Affiliations
- Boston University (US)
- Corresponding author
- Hofmann, Stefan G.
- ORCID
- Hofmann, Stefan G.
- Venue
- Psychiatric Clinics of North America
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2017-12
- Volume
- 40
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 739-749
- ISSN
- 0193-953X (ISSN-L)
- PMC
- PMC5679245
- OpenAlex
- W2754358908
- Cited by
- 756
- References
- 75
- Citations by year
- 2026: 101 · 2025: 139 · 2024: 138 · 2023: 136 · 2022: 96 · 2021: 75 · 2020: 42 · 2019: 18 · 2018: 10
- FWCI
- 2.93
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
- europepmc.org
- Locations
- Psychiatric Clinics of North America (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (acceptedVersion)
- PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
- OpenBU (Boston University) (submittedVersion)
- Funders
- National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (R01AT007257)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications
- Keywords
- mindfulness-based interventions, mindfulness-based stress reduction, mindfulness-based cognitive therapy, anxiety, depression, cognitive behavioral therapy, treatment efficacy, symptom severity, relaxation training, supportive therapy
- MeSH terms
- Anxiety Disorders, Depressive Disorder, Humans, Mindfulness
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