Journal of Integrative and Complementary Medicine
June 1, 2024
Holger C Bringmann, Anne Berghöfer, Michael Jeitler et al.
3 citations
Objective: Understanding the relevance of religion or spirituality (R/S) in the treatment of mental disorders is central to clinical and academic psychiatry. In this secondary analysis, associations of R/S with depression were investigated with respect to a new second-generation mindfulness-based intervention, the Meditation-Based Lifestyle Modification (MBLM) program. Methods: Different...
Depression and Anxiety
March 21, 2022
Holger C Bringmann, Andreas Michalsen, Michael Jeitler et al.
Depression is a global key challenge in mental health care. The implementation of effective, low‐risk and cost‐effective interventions to reduce its disease burden is a necessity. The aim of this study was to investigate the efficacy of the new Meditation‐Based Lifestyle Modification (MBLM) program, a “second‐generation” mindfulness‐based intervention, in depressive outpatients.
Journal of Affective Disorders Reports
September 17, 2021
Holger C Bringmann, Aline Sulz, Philipp Ritter et al.
Objective: To investigate the efficacy of add-on mantra meditation compared to progressive muscle relaxation in major depression. Methods: This study was a two-arm, single-site, raterblinded, randomized controlled trial involving 123 inpatients at a psychiatric hospital diagnosed with major depression according to DSM-IV criteria (January 2017 to June 2020). The treatment group practiced mantra...
Complementary Therapies in Medicine
November 16, 2020
Holger C Bringmann, Nicole Bringmann, Michael Jeitler et al.
16 citations
BACKGROUND Integrative mental health care can be used to treat depression with a person-centered, lifestyle-modifying, and more salutogenic approach to mental health and human flourishing. In this article, we report on the feasibility and acceptability of a new mind-body program, Meditation Based Lifestyle Modification (MBLM), in outpatients with mild or moderate depression. METHODS This is a...
Complementary Therapies in Medicine
June 2016
Andreas Michalsen, Natalie Kunz, Michael Jeitler et al.
We aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of an 8-week meditation program (focused meditation) in patients with chronic low-back pain. A randomized clinical trial was conducted on 68 patients (55 years;75% female) with chronic low-back pain who scored >40mm on a 100mm Visual-Analogue-Scale. Subjects were allocated to an 8-week meditation program (focused meditation) with weekly 75min classes or to...
Journal of Pain
January 2015
Michael Jeitler, Stefan Brunnhuber, Larissa Meier et al.
Chronic neck pain is a common medical complaint partly mediated by psychosocial distress and having a high socioeconomic impact. There is preliminary evidence that stress reduction by meditation might be beneficial in chronic pain syndromes. We aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of an 8-week meditation program (jyoti meditation) in patients with chronic neck pain by means of a randomized...