Mindfulness-Based Intervention Improves Depression, Anxiety, and Quality of Life in Unstably-Housed Women with PTSD and Substance Use Disorder
Mindfulness October 1, 2025 Dana Rose Garfin, Cordelia Lee, Branislav Jovanovic et al.
An 8-week Mindfulness-based Stress Reduction (MBSR) program, compared to a health promotion attention control, led to greater reductions in depression and anxiety among unstably-housed women in residential substance use disorder treatment. Posttraumatic stress symptoms improved over time in both groups but did not differ between them. Quality of life and perceived stress also improved more with MBSR. The findings suggest MBSR may help address co-occurring mental health symptoms and improve well-being in this population.