Studies // Cited work
The effect of mindfulness-based therapy on anxiety and depression: A meta-analytic review
Hofmann, S. G., Sawyer, A. T., Witt, A. A., & Oh, D. (2010). The effect of mindfulness-based therapy on anxiety and depression: A meta-analytic review.
Level C Meta-analysis doi:10.1037/a0018555
What this study supports
Supports the claim of moderate pre-to-post reductions in anxiety and mood symptoms, larger in anxiety and mood disorders. Effect sizes are pre-post rather than against controls, so it is graded C.
- Who was studied
- 39 studies with 1,140 participants receiving mindfulness-based therapy for varied conditions.
- Design
- Meta-analysis
- Level of evidence
- Longitudinal and repeated-measures studies without random assignment.
Claims that rest on it
Each claim states what the site asserts, at what strength, and with what caveat.
EmpiricalLevel CConfidence MODERATE
Mindfulness-based therapy was associated with moderate pre-to-post reductions in anxiety and mood symptoms, with larger effects in people with anxiety and mood disorders.
- Scope
- 39 studies with 1,140 participants receiving mindfulness-based therapy for varied conditions.
- Caveat
- Pre-post effect sizes overstate effects relative to controlled comparisons.
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