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ReviewAnnual review of clinical psychology2019

Mindfulness Meditation and Psychopathology.

Joseph Wielgosz, Simon B Goldberg, Tammi R A Kral, John D Dunne, Richard J Davidson

3 registry-linked trialsOpen access · bronzeAbstract readReview
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In one paragraph

Review in Annual review of clinical psychology, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 3 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 162 papers, 5 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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162citing papers in PubMed, 5 pooled it
30.5field-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

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.

NCT04571190 nacompletednot on this mapstarted 2021, after this paper: background citation

An Adapted Mindfulness-based Stress Reduction Program for Psycho-socially Vulnerable Pregnant Women - a Protocol for a Randomized Feasibility Study in a Danish Hospital-based Outpatient Setting

TypeinterventionalSponsorUniversity of AarhusRan2021 to 2022Enrolled73ConditionsPregnancy, High RiskArmsPrenatal MBSR
NCT05516355 nacompletednot on this mapstarted 2022, after this paper: background citation

Psychological and Neurobiological Impact of a Retreat Based on Mindfulness and Compassion for Stress Reduction.

TypeinterventionalSponsorUniversidad Complutense de MadridRan2022 to 2022Enrolled49ConditionsMindfulness, Compassion, Psychophysiologic Reaction, Psychological DistressArmsMindfulness-Based Stress Reduction, Compassion Cultivation Training
NCT06433544 nacompletednot on this mapstarted 2022, after this paper: background citation

Evaluating the Effects of Online Mindfulness Therapy on Pandemic Fatigue and Resilience Among Nurses in COVID-19 Quarantine Wards

TypeinterventionalSponsorChimei Medical CenterRan2022 to 2023Enrolled60ConditionsMindfulness, Nurses in COVID-19, Pandemic Fatigue, ResilienceArms6-week online mindfulness course
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

162 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 425 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. State of the art in EEG signal features of mindfulness-based treatments for chronic pain.Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Joseph WielgoszCenter for Healthy Minds, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53703, USA; email: wielgosz@wisc.edu , sbgoldberg@wisc.edu , kral@wisc.edu , jddunne@wisc.edu , rjdavids@wisc.edu.
Simon B GoldbergCenter for Healthy Minds, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53703, USA; email: wielgosz@wisc.edu , sbgoldberg@wisc.edu , kral@wisc.edu , jddunne@wisc.edu , rjdavids@wisc.edu.
Tammi R A KralCenter for Healthy Minds, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53703, USA; email: wielgosz@wisc.edu , sbgoldberg@wisc.edu , kral@wisc.edu , jddunne@wisc.edu , rjdavids@wisc.edu.
John D DunneCenter for Healthy Minds, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53703, USA; email: wielgosz@wisc.edu , sbgoldberg@wisc.edu , kral@wisc.edu , jddunne@wisc.edu , rjdavids@wisc.edu.
Richard J DavidsonCenter for Healthy Minds, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53703, USA; email: wielgosz@wisc.edu , sbgoldberg@wisc.edu , kral@wisc.edu , jddunne@wisc.edu , rjdavids@wisc.edu.
University of Wisconsin–Madison · USPalo Alto University · US

Funding

Wisconsin Center for the Neuroscience and Psychophysiology of MeditationP01AT004952 · NCCIH · UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON · PI DAVIDSON, RICHARD J · 2008 to 2018
$14.7M
Neural Substrates of Affective Style and Emotion RegulationR01MH043454 · NIMH · UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON · PI DAVIDSON, RICHARD J, SCHAEFER, STACEY M · 1989 to 2022
$9.6M
NCCIH NIH HHS P01 AT004952NIMH NIH HHS R01 MH043454
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Mindfulness meditation is increasingly incorporated into mental health interventions, and theoretical concepts associated with it have influenced basic research on psychopathology. Here, we review the current understanding of mindfulness meditation through the lens of clinical neuroscience, outlining the core capacities targeted by mindfulness meditation and mapping them onto cognitive and affective constructs of the Research Domain Criteria matrix proposed by the National Institute of Mental Health. We review efficacious applications of mindfulness meditation to specific domains of psychopathology including depression, anxiety, chronic pain, and substance abuse, as well as emerging efforts related to attention disorders, traumatic stress, dysregulated eating, and serious mental illness. Priorities for future research include pinpointing mechanisms, refining methodology, and improving implementation. Mindfulness meditation is a promising basis for interventions, with particular potential relevance to psychiatric comorbidity. The successes and challenges of mindfulness meditation research are instructive for broader interactions between contemplative traditions and clinical psychological science.

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MeditationMindfulnessNeurosciencesHumansMental DisordersmeditationmindfulnessneurosciencepsychopathologyRDoC

Identifiers

PMID30525995
PMCPMC6597263
OpenAlexW2904487485

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