Meditative therapies for reducing anxiety: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.
Depression and Anxiety June 14, 2012 Kevin W Chen, Christine C Berger, Eric Manheimer et al.
Background: Anxiety disorders are among the most common psychiatric disorders and meditative therapies are frequently sought by patients with anxiety as a complementary therapy. Although multiple reviews exist on the general health benefits of meditation, no review has focused on the efficacy of meditation for anxiety specifically. Methods: Major medical databases were searched thoroughly with...
DOI: 10.1002/da.21964 (opens in new tab)
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Meditation
Humans
Treatment outcome
Anxiety disorders