Social science & medicine (1982)
November 19, 2025
Hanne Landgrebe Axelsen, Anna Glavind Müller, Lone Overby Fjorback et al.
The nationwide Stress-free Everyday Life for Children and Adolescents Research (SELFCARE) project, conducted from 2019 to 2020 in Denmark included a structured, three-part mindfulness-based teacher training program implemented over one year. The current study aimed to evaluate the teacher program's effectiveness on teachers' self-reported mental health 12 months post-baseline. In this...
Social science & medicine (1982)
August 1, 2025
Lise Juul, Morten Frydenberg, Emilie Hasager Bonde et al.
12 citations
This study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of a teacher-training program for integrating a ten-session, school-based mindfulness program into regular classroom instruction in Danish elementary schools. The focus was on the mental health of students in grades 4 to 9. The primary study population comprised at-risk students, with the total students serving as a secondary study population....
Pilot and Feasibility Studies
June 21, 2025
Sine Skovbjerg, Michelle Kolls, Anette Kjærbye-Thygesen et al.
Supporting prenatal mental health in women with a preconception history of mental disorders or psychosocial vulnerability is important for a positive transition to parenthood. There is a need for more evidence-based and non-pharmacological mental health interventions in antenatal care. The primary objective of this trial was to evaluate the feasibility of prenatal MBSR, which is an adaption of...
PLOS mental health
2025
Luna Berg Pedersen, Nanna Bjerg Ramsdal, Lone Overby Fjorback et al.
Mental disorders are commonly encountered in pregnancy complications, and women with a preconception history of mental disorders or other psychosocial vulnerabilities are at increased risk. Mental disorders, such as depression, can persist postnatal and adversely affect mother-infant bonding and infant development. Consequently, it is important to address prenatal mental health. The aim of this...
Frontiers in Psychology
2023
Lise Juul, Emilie Hasager Bonde, Lone Overby Fjorback
5 citations
A large body of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) has shown that mindfulness-based interventions are effective for improving mental health, but research is lacking in regards to the mechanisms of change. We aimed to investigate the mediating effects of self-reported altered resting state of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) on mental health, when provided as a universal intervention...
BMC Psychology
February 21, 2021
Lise Juul, Morten Frydenberg, Michelle Sand Beck et al.
Abstract Background There is a call for sustainable, evidence-based interventions in schools to promote mental health in schoolchildren. Our primary aim of this trial is to evaluate the effectiveness in vulnerable pupils of a school teacher training programme to teach mindfulness (“.b” programme) as a part of compulsory class room teaching in Danish schools on the pupils’ self-reported mental...
Behaviour Research and Therapy
May 10, 2017
Christine E. Parsons, Catherine Crane, Liam J. Parsons et al.
553 citations
Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) and Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) emphasize the importance of mindfulness practice at home as an integral part of the program. However, the extent to which participants complete their assigned practice is not yet clear, nor is it clear whether this practice is associated with positive outcomes. For this systematic review and meta-analysis,...
Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica
April 28, 2011
Lone Overby Fjorback, Mikkel Arendt, Eva Ørnbøl et al.
810 citations
UNLABELLED: Fjorback LO, Arendt M, Ørnbøl E, Fink P, Walach H. Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction and Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy - a systematic review of randomized controlled trials. OBJECTIVE: To systematically review the evidence for MBSR and MBCT. METHOD: Systematic searches of Medline, PsycInfo and Embase were performed in October 2010. MBSR, MBCT and Mindfulness Meditation were...