The application of mindfulness to eating disorders treatment: a systematic review.
Eating Disorders 2011 DOI: 10.1080/10640266.2011.533604 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Systematic review Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Topics | Meditation |
| Key findings | The review indicates that mindfulness-based interventions may be beneficial for eating disorders, but evidence is preliminary and limited by methodological issues. The authors propose that mindfulness can target core processes like emotional regulation, yet they emphasize the need for higher-quality studies. |
Abstract
The application of mindfulness to eating disorders treatment: a systematic review.
Comparable studies
Other systematic reviews and meta-analyses on meditation, most cited first.
| Study | Year | Design | Participants |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meditation Programs for Psychological Stress and Well-being Diverse adult clinical populations | 2014 | Meta-analysis | n = 3,515 |
| Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction for Stress Management in Healthy People: A Review and Meta-Analysis Healthy subjects | 2009 | Systematic review and meta-analysis | |
| The psychological effects of meditation: A meta-analysis. Nonclinical groups of adult meditators | 2012 | Meta-analysis | n = 163 |
| Efficacy of Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy in Prevention of Depressive Relapse Adults with recurrent depression in full or partial remission | 2016 | Meta-analysis of individual patient data from randomized controlled trials | n = 1,258 |
| Mindfulness‐Based Stress Reduction and Mindfulness‐Based Cognitive Therapy – a systematic review of randomized controlled trials | 2011 | Systematic review |
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Cites 6
- An Exploratory Study of a Meditation-based Intervention for Binge Eating Disorder Journal of Health Psychology May 1, 1999
- Mindfulness for irritable bowel syndrome: protocol development for a controlled clinical trial BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine July 28, 2009
- Mindfulness-based stress reduction and cancer: a meta-analysis. Psycho-Oncology June 2009
- Mindfulness meditation for symptom reduction in fibromyalgia: psychophysiological correlates. Journal of clinical psychology in medical settings June 2009
- Combining mindfulness meditation with cognitive-behavior therapy for insomnia: a treatment-development study. Behavior Therapy November 14, 2007
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