Effectiveness of mindfulness‐based cognitive therapy in patients with anxiety disorders in secondary‐care settings: A randomized controlled trial
Akira Ninomiya, Mitsuhiro Sado, Sunre Park, Daisuke Fujisawa, Teppei Kosugi, Atsuo Nakagawa, Joichiro Shirahase, Masaru Mimura
Psychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences November 27, 2019 DOI: 10.1111/pcn.12960 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Randomized controlled trial Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Population | Patients in secondary-care settings who had undergone pharmacotherapy but not remitted |
| Topics | Anxiety Meditation |
| Key findings | Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy significantly reduced depressive symptoms in patients who had not remitted with prior pharmacotherapy. |
Abstract
The primary objective of this study was to examine the effectiveness of mindfulness‐based cognitive therapy (MBCT) in secondary‐care settings where the vast majority of the patients have already undergone pharmacotherapy but have not remitted.