Addictive BehaviorsJune 2017Margaret Maglione, Alicia Ruelaz Maher, Brett A. Ewing et al.
Smokers increasingly seek alternative interventions to assist in cessation or reduction efforts. Mindfulness meditation, which facilitates detached observation and paying attention to the present moment with openness, curiosity, and acceptance, has recently been studied as a smoking cessation intervention. This review synthesizes randomized controlled trials (RCTs) of mindfulness meditation...
RAND researchers conducted a systematic review that synthesized evidence from randomized controlled trials of mindfulness-based cognitive therapy — used adjunctively or as monotherapy — to assess its efficacy and safety in treating adults with major depressive disorder (MDD).