Effectiveness of mindfulness based interventions in reducing depressive symptoms across mental disorders: A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.
Psychiatry research June 1, 2025 Ekin Alkan, Geetanjali Kumar, Shreya Ravichandran et al. 11 citations
Mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs), including Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, and Dialectical Behavioural Therapy, are effective at reducing depressive symptoms across a range of psychiatric disorders. A systematic review and meta-analysis of 35 randomized controlled trials covering 12 diagnostic categories found that these interventions produced significant effect sizes compared to active control conditions. The findings suggest that MBIs can serve as a cost-effective, transdiagnostic tool for treating depressive symptoms not only in depressive disorders but across mental health conditions.