Loving Kindness Meditation zur Behandlung der chronischen Depression
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.