Online mindfulness-based cognitive therapy as an adjuvant-treatment for Chinese patients with psoriasis: A randomized controlled trial
JAAD International February 20, 2026 Yan Zhao, Yamei Li, Yunbo Zhang et al. 1 citation
Adding online Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) to standard treatment for psoriasis reduced lesion severity, depression, quality-of-life impairment, and itching more than standard treatment alone. 109 patients with psoriasis were randomly assigned to treatment as usual or treatment as usual plus eight weekly online MBCT sessions. At 12 weeks, the MBCT group showed greater improvement on the Psoriasis Area and Severity Index, depression scale, dermatology life quality index, and itching scale. No significant difference was found for anxiety. The findings suggest MBCT may enhance comprehensive psoriasis management.