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Eficacia de los tratamientos psicológicos basados en mindfulness para los trastornos de ansiedad y depresión : una revisión sistemática = Effectiveness of mindfulness based treatments for anxiety and depressive disorders : a systematic review

María Teresa Miró, Lilisbeth Perestelo-Pérez, Jeanette Pérez Ramos, Amado Rivero, Marién González, J. A. de la Fuente, Pedro Alonso Serrano

Revista de Psicopatología y Psicología Clínica April 1, 2011 DOI: 10.5944/rppc.vol.16.num.1.2011.10347 (opens in new tab)

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Characteristics Systematic review Randomized Peer reviewed
Topics Anxiety Depression Meditation
Citations 27
Key findings Mindfulness-based interventions in a group format were moderately effective in reducing depressive and anxious symptoms, but the authors argue that more randomized controlled studies are needed to firmly establish efficacy.

Abstract

The aim of this study was to determine the degree of clinical effi cacy of mindfulness based treatments in the treatment of anxiety and/or depressive disorders, from a systematic review of relevant studies in the scientifi c literature. From a total of 1,450 references identifi ed, 15 studies met the selection criteria. Systematic analysis of these studies showed that interventions based on Mindfulness, using a group format and structured exercises, were moderately effective in reducing depressive and anxious symptoms. Given that mindfulness based treatments can be administered in group format, they can be an important co-adjuvant in treating such symptoms. Nevertheless, more randomized studies with controls are needed to clearly establish the efficacy of this kind of treatments.