The effect of a six-week focused meditation training on depression and anxiety symptoms in Brazilian university students with 6 and 12 months of follow-up.
Journal of Affective Disorders March 1, 2019 M. Carpena, P. Tavares, C. Menezes
A six-week focused meditation training reduced depression and anxiety symptoms among university students compared to a waiting list control group. Those who continued meditating showed lower depression scores at 6 months and lower anxiety scores at both 6 and 12 months follow-up. The maintenance of symptom reductions depended on continued practice, suggesting permanent meditation programs could support mental health in this population.