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SynthesisPloS one2013

Mindfulness-based therapies in the treatment of somatization disorders: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Shaheen E Lakhan, Kerry L Schofield

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PubMed Full text at PMC Publisher
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Synthesis in PloS one, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 83 papers, 13 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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83citing papers in PubMed, 13 pooled it
13.2field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
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

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

83 citing papers in PubMed, 13 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 233 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. A bibliometrics review of the journalFrontiers in psychology · 2024
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  5. Meditation: Evidence Map of Systematic Reviews.Frontiers in public health · 2021
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  10. Mindfulness Meditation for Chronic Pain: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.Annals of behavioral medicine : a publication of the Society of Behavioral Medicine · 2017
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Shaheen E LakhanGlobal Neuroscience Initiative Foundation, Los Angeles, California, United States of America.
Kerry L Schofield
Global Neuroscience Initiative Foundation · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundMindfulness-based therapy (MBT) has been used effectively to treat a variety of physical and psychological disorders, including depression, anxiety, and chronic pain. Recently, several lines of research have explored the potential for mindfulness-therapy in treating somatization disorders, including fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue syndrome, and irritable bowel syndrome.

methodsThirteen studies were identified as fulfilling the present criteria of employing randomized controlled trials to determine the efficacy of any form of MBT in treating somatization disorders. A meta-analysis of the effects of mindfulness-based therapy on pain, symptom severity, quality of life, depression, and anxiety was performed to determine the potential of this form of treatment.

findingsWhile limited in power, the meta-analysis indicated a small to moderate positive effect of MBT (compared to wait-list or support group controls) in reducing pain (SMD = -0.21, 95% CI: -0.37, -0.03; p<0.05), symptom severity (SMD = -0.40, 95% CI: -0.54, -0.26; p<0.001), depression (SMD = -0.23, 95% CI: -0.40, -0.07, p<0.01), and anxiety (SMD = -0.20, 95% CI: -0.42, 0.02, p = 0.07) associated with somatization disorders, and improving quality of life (SMD = 0.39, 95% CI: 0.19, 0.59; p<0.001) in patients with this disorder. Subgroup analyses indicated that the efficacy of MBT was most consistent for irritable bowel syndrome (p<0.001 for pain, symptom severity, and quality of life), and that mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) and mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MCBT) were more effective than eclectic/unspecified MBT.

conclusionsPreliminary evidence suggests that MBT may be effective in treating at least some aspects of somatization disorders. Further research is warranted.

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AnxietyChronic PainDepressionFatigue Syndrome, ChronicFibromyalgiaHumansIrritable Bowel SyndromeMindfulnessQuality of LifeRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicSomatoform DisordersTreatment Outcome

Identifiers

PMID23990997
PMCPMC3753315
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