The Emerging Role of Mindfulness Meditation as Effective Self-Management Strategy, Part 1: Clinical Implications for Depression, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, and Anxiety.
Marina A Khusid, Meena Vythilingam
Military Medicine September 1, 2016 DOI: 10.7205/milmed-d-14-00677 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Systematic review Randomized Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Population | Veterans and service members with mental health conditions after deployment |
| Interventions | Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy Mindfulness-based stress reduction |
| Topics | Anxiety Depression Meditation PTSD |
| Key findings | Adjunctive mindfulness-based cognitive therapy reduces depressive symptom severity and relapse, and adjunctive mindfulness-based stress reduction improves symptoms and quality of life in veterans with PTSD, but evidence is insufficient for generalized anxiety disorder. |
Abstract
Mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs) have been increasingly utilized in the management of mental health conditions. This first review of a two-part series evaluates the efficacy, mechanism, and safety of mindfulness meditation for mental health conditions frequently seen after return from deployment. Standard databases were searched until August 4, 2015. 52 systematic reviews and randomized clinical trials were included. The Strength of Recommendation (SOR) Taxonomy was used to assess the quality of individual studies and to rate the strength of evidence for each clinical condition. Adjunctive mindfulness-based cognitive therapy is effective for decreasing symptom severity during current depressive episode, and for reducing relapse rate in recovered patients during maintenance phase of depression management (SOR moderate [SOR B]). Adjunctive mindfulness-based stress reduction is effective for improving symptoms, mental health-related quality of life, and mindfulness in veterans with combat post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) (SOR B). Currently, there is no sufficient data to recommend MBIs for generalized anxiety disorder (SOR B). MBIs are safe, portable, cost-effective, and can be recommended as an adjunct to standard care or self-management strategy for major depressive disorder and PTSD. Future large, well-designed randomized clinical trials in service members and veterans can help plan for the anticipated increase in demand for behavioral health services.
Comparable studies
Other systematic reviews and meta-analyses on PTSD, most cited first.
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