Frontiers in Medicine
September 28, 2026
Holger Cramer, Sanja Krstić, Marleen Schröter et al.
Introduction Chronic pain is a significant global public health challenge. There is substantial evidence supporting the benefits of mindfulness-based interventions for chronic pain. Mindfulness-Based Pain Management (MBPM) is an 8-week mindfulness-based behavioral intervention program designed to help individuals manage chronic pain. However, the available evidence regarding the effects of the...
Frontiers in Psychiatry
2025
Christian Mütze, Dietmar Mitzinger, Heidemarie Haller
This review systematically assessed the evidence on the effectiveness and safety of prāṇāyāma, traditional yogic breathing techniques, for patients diagnosed with mental disorders. We searched PubMed, PsycINFO, and Central until April 2024. We calculated standardized mean differences (SMDs) with 95% confidence intervals (CIs) from both intention-to-treat (ITT) and per-protocol (PP) data for...
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...
Journal of Integrative and Complementary Medicine
June 1, 2024
Hannah Maja Figura, Felix Joyonto Saha, Sonja Seibt et al.
Background: Several meditation interventions showed positive effects on physical and mental health. The aim of this study is a first evaluation of the (within-group) effects of a 21-day online meditation course of the "expansion method." Methods: For this exploratory observational study, parameters were assessed at baseline, at 1 month, and at a 3-month follow-up. Exploratory endpoints were...
Scientific Reports
October 14, 2021
Heidemarie Haller, Pascal Breilmann, Marleen Schröter et al.
This meta-analysis systematically reviewed the evidence on standardized acceptance-/mindfulness-based interventions in DSM-5 anxiety disorders. Randomized controlled trials examining Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT), and Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) were searched via PubMed, Central, PsycInfo, and Scopus until June 2021....
Acta oncologica
December 2017
Heidemarie Haller, María M Winkler, Petra Klose et al.
The aim of this meta-analysis was to systematically update the evidence for mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) and mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) in women with breast cancer. In October 2016, PubMed, Scopus, and Central were searched for randomized controlled trials on MBSR/MBCT in breast cancer patients. The primary outcome was health-related quality of life. Secondary...
Annals of Internal Medicine
June 6, 2017
Dennis Anheyer, Heidemarie Haller, Jürgen Barth et al.
Mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) is frequently used to treat pain-related conditions, but its effects on low back pain are uncertain. To assess the efficacy and safety of MBSR in patients with low back pain. Searches of MEDLINE/PubMed, Scopus, the Cochrane Library, and PsycINFO to 15 June 2016. Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) that compared MBSR with usual care or an active...
Global Advances in Health and Medicine
2016
Holger Cramer, Romy Lauche, Heidemarie Haller et al.
Background: Mindfulness- and acceptance-based interventions are increasingly studied as a potential treatment for a variety of mental conditions. Objective: To assess the effects of mindfulness- and acceptance-based interventions on psychotic symptoms and hospitalization in patients with psychosis. Methods: MEDLINE/PubMed, Embase, the Cochrane Library, and PsycINFO were screened from inception...
BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine
September 25, 2012
Holger Cramer, Heidemarie Haller, Romy Lauche et al.
Background: Mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) is frequently used for pain conditions. While systematic reviews on MBSR for chronic pain have been conducted, there are no reviews for specific pain conditions. Therefore a systematic review of the effectiveness of MBSR in low back pain was performed. Methods: MEDLINE, the Cochrane Library, EMBASE, CAMBASE, and PsycInfo were screened...