Clinical Psychology Review
November 11, 2019
Joseph K. Carpenter, Kristina Conroy, Angelina F Gómez et al.
Trait mindfulness is linked to lower negative affective symptoms, with the facets Nonjudge and Act with Awareness showing the strongest negative correlations. A meta-analysis of 148 studies (44,075 participants) found a weighted mean correlation of r = −0.53 between overall trait mindfulness and affective symptoms. Nonjudge (r = −0.48) and Act with Awareness (r = −0.47) had the largest associations, followed by Nonreact (r = −0.33) and Describe (r = −0.29). Observe was not significantly correlated. Correlations did not differ significantly across anxiety, depression, or PTSD symptoms, though generalized anxiety showed a weaker link with Describe. Cultural differences emerged: Describe correlated more strongly with affective symptoms in Eastern samples, while Nonjudge did so in Western samples.
Zeitschrift für Klinische Psychologie und Psychotherapie
July 1, 2018
Viola N. L. S. Schilling, W. Lutz, S. Hofmann et al.
A pilot study examined a Loving Kindness Meditation (LKM) group program for chronic depression. From a waiting list of 2207 cases, 12 participants were assigned to the LKM group. Two control groups (n=134 and n=12) were formed using inclusion/exclusion criteria and propensity score matching. The LKM group showed significant pre-post improvements on the OQ-30, but not on depression-specific scales (BDI-II and HAM-D). Compared to the full waiting-list control (n=134), OQ-30 improvements were significant; compared to the matched control, differences were marginal. The LKM group had more reliable OQ-30 improvements than controls. The program had lower dropout than prior pilots and good pre-post effect size on the OQ-30, but inconsistent effects on depression scales.
Cerebrum
January 1, 2018
Joseph E LeDoux, Richard Brown, D. Pine et al.
Studying subjective experience is a major challenge for cognitive scientists, but one that is now receiving more attention. Subjectivity makes experience harder to measure with traditional objective scientific methods than other topics. The authors argue that to truly understand the mind, subjectivity must eventually be investigated and understood.
Psychiatric Clinics of North America
September 18, 2017
S. Hofmann, Angelina F Gómez
Mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs), particularly Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) and Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT), effectively reduce anxiety and depression symptom severity in treatment-seeking individuals. These interventions consistently outperform non-evidence-based treatments and active control conditions like health education, relaxation training, and supportive psychotherapy, and perform comparably to cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT). The treatment principles of MBIs align with standard CBT, advancing cognitive and behavioral treatments for depression and anxiety.
Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology
April 1, 2010
S. Hofmann, Alice T. Sawyer, Ashley A. Witt et al.
Mindfulness-based therapy is moderately effective for reducing anxiety and mood symptoms in clinical populations. An effect-size analysis of 39 studies with 1,140 participants found moderate improvements in anxiety (Hedges’ g = 0.63) and mood symptoms (Hedges’ g = 0.59) from pre- to post-treatment. Among patients with anxiety and mood disorders, the effects were larger (Hedges’ g = 0.97 for anxiety, 0.95 for mood). These benefits were robust, unrelated to publication year or number of treatment sessions, and were maintained over follow-up. The findings indicate that mindfulness-based therapy is a promising intervention for treating anxiety and mood problems in clinical samples.