Mindfulness-based interventions for psychiatric disorders: A systematic review and meta-analysis
January 14, 2019 Simon B. Goldberg, Raymond P. Tucker, Preston A. Greene et al. 38 citations
Mindfulness-based interventions reduce disorder-specific symptoms more than no treatment, minimal treatment, non-specific active controls, and specific active controls at post-treatment, with effect sizes ranging from d = 0.23 to 0.55. At follow-up, they remain superior to no treatment, non-specific active controls, and specific active controls. Mindfulness conditions did not differ from evidence-based treatments at either time point. The most consistent evidence supports mindfulness for depression, pain conditions, smoking, and addictive disorders. These findings indicate mindfulness-based interventions are promising evidence-based treatments.