Meditation Based Therapies—A Systematic Review and Some Critical Observations

Religions

Lone Overby Fjorback¹ 

[1] The Research Clinic for Functional Disorders and Psychosomatics, Aarhus University Hospital, Denmark;

关键词: mindfulness meditation;    mindfulness-based cognitive therapy;    mindfulness-based stress reduction;    systematic review;    randomized controlled trials;    sense of meaning;   

DOI  :  10.3390/rel3010001

来源: mdpi

【 摘 要 】

This article systematically reviews the evidence for Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) and Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) and analyses the conditions around their rising popularity. MBSR, MBCT and Mindfulness Meditation were used as key words. The inclusion criteria were randomized controlled trials using the standard MBSR/MBCT program with a minimum of 33 participants. Twenty four studies were included. MBSR improved mental health in ten studies compared to waitlist control or treatment as usual. Moreover, MBSR was as efficacious as active control group in four studies, and showed a tendency over active control in one study. MBCT reduced the risk of depressive relapse in all five included studies. Evidence supports that MBSR improves mental health and MBCT prevents depressive relapse. It is interesting to observe that meditation based therapy programs are rapidly enjoying popularity. We discuss the cultural and theoretical implications.

【 授权许可】

CC BY   
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