Implementing twelve-weeks of loving-kindness meditation and mindfulness of breathing for adolescents with nonsuicidal self-injury and their parents: a mixed method pilot study.
BMC Psychology July 23, 2025 Pei Liu, Buddahavamsa Yang Li, Juan Liu et al. 1 citation
Psychosocial interventions for adolescents with nonsuicidal self-injury (NSSI) still needs investigation. This study aims to explore the feasibility and preliminary efficacy of twelve weeks of loving-kindness meditation (mettā) and mindfulness of breathing (ānāpānasati) for adolescents with NSSI and their parents. This was a prospective, quasi-experimental, mixed-method pilot study with no...