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ReviewClinical psychology review2011

Loving-kindness and compassion meditation: potential for psychological interventions.

Stefan G Hofmann, Paul Grossman, Devon E Hinton

4 registry-linked trialsAbstract readReview
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Review in Clinical psychology review, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 4 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 208 papers, 6 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT01853098 nacompletednot on this mapstarted 2013, after this paper: background citation

Effect of a Novel Mindfulness Based Loving Kindness Meditation on Positive and Negative Affect

TypeinterventionalSponsorBoston University Charles River CampusRan2013 to 2015Enrolled10ConditionsAffect (Mental Function), CompassionArmsPositive Affect Training (PAT)
NCT03070587 nacompletednot on this mapstarted 2016, after this paper: background citation

Effect of Mindfulness and Loving Kindness Meditation on Symptoms of Social Anxiety Disorder

TypeinterventionalSponsorKomazawa UniversityRan2016 to 2022Enrolled80ConditionsSocial Anxiety Disorder, CompassionArmsPositive Affect Training for SAD
NCT03305952 naunknown statusnot on this mapstarted 2016, after this paper: background citation

Cognitively-Based Compassion Training (CBCT) for the Improvement of Health Related Quality of Life, Fear of Illness Recurrence, Compassion and Self-compassion in Breast Cancer Survivors Sample

TypeinterventionalSponsorUniversity of ValenciaRan2016 to 2018Enrolled72ConditionsCompassion, Treatment as UsualArmsCBCT, TAU
NCT05044715 naterminatednot on this mapstarted 2022, after this paper: background citation

Effectiveness of Compassion Focused Therapy (CFT) Adapted to a Group Format: Outcomes and Mechanisms of Change

TypeinterventionalSponsorBrigham Young UniversityRan2022 to 2023Enrolled14ConditionsCompassion, Self-Criticism, Shame, GuiltArmsTreatment as Usual, Compassion-Focused Therapy (CFT)
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

208 citing papers in PubMed, 6 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Stefan G HofmannDepartment of Psychology, Boston University, MA 02215-2002, United States. shofmann@bu.edu
Paul Grossman
Devon E Hinton

Funding

D-Cycloserine Enhancement of Exposure in Social PhobiaR01MH078308 · NIMH · BOSTON UNIVERSITY (CHARLES RIVER CAMPUS) · PI HOFMANN, STEFAN G. · 2007 to 2010
$1.3M
NIMH NIH HHS R01 MH078308
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Mindfulness-based meditation interventions have become increasingly popular in contemporary psychology. Other closely related meditation practices include loving-kindness meditation (LKM) and compassion meditation (CM), exercises oriented toward enhancing unconditional, positive emotional states of kindness and compassion. This article provides a review of the background, the techniques, and the empirical contemporary literature of LKM and CM. The literature suggests that LKM and CM are associated with an increase in positive affect and a decrease in negative affect. Preliminary findings from neuroendocrine studies indicate that CM may reduce stress-induced subjective distress and immune response. Neuroimaging studies suggest that LKM and CM may enhance activation of brain areas that are involved in emotional processing and empathy. Finally, preliminary intervention studies support application of these strategies in clinical populations. It is concluded that, when combined with empirically supported treatments, such as cognitive-behavioral therapy, LKM and CM may provide potentially useful strategies for targeting a variety of different psychological problems that involve interpersonal processes, such as depression, social anxiety, marital conflict, anger, and coping with the strains of long-term caregiving.

Indexed as

EmpathyLoveAdaptation, PsychologicalHumansMeditation

Identifiers

PMID21840289
PMCPMC3176989

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