mindfulness meditation ↔ depression

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Mindfulness meditation is studied as a therapeutic intervention for depression, with research demonstrating its efficacy in reducing symptoms [1] and providing long-term positive effects [2]. Clinical investigations have specifically examined how these meditative practices influence cognitive processes and affect in patients with a history of depression [3].

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Mind and Body Approaches for Stress and Anxiety - nccih nccih.nih.gov National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health 2 facts

measurementA 2019 review concluded that mindfulness-based meditation, used as monotherapy or adjunctive therapy, has positive effects on depression that can last for 6 months or more.

measurementA 2019 analysis of 29 studies involving 3,274 participants showed that mindfulness-based practices significantly reduced psychological distress, fatigue, sleep disturbance, pain, and symptoms of anxiety and depression among people with cancer, though the results may not generalize to other populations due to the study sample being primarily women with breast cancer.

Self-awareness, self-regulation, and self-transcendence (S-ART) frontiersin.org Frontiers in Human Neuroscience 1 fact

referenceRamel et al. (2004) investigated the effects of mindfulness meditation on cognitive processes and affect in patients with a history of depression.