SynthesisInternational journal of environmental research and public health2020
Mindfulness-Based Interventions for People with Schizophrenia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
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18 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Psychosocial and behavioural interventions for the negative symptoms of schizophrenia: a systematic review of efficacy meta-analyses.The British journal of psychiatry : the journal of mental science · 2023Pooled it
- Yoga-Based Group Intervention for Inpatients with Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorders-Feasibility, Acceptability, and Preliminary Outcomes of a Rater-Blinded Randomized Controlled Trial.Schizophrenia bulletin · 2026Trial
- Clinical practice guidelines for management of schizophrenia in India: A comprehensive overview.Indian journal of psychiatry · 2026Article
- A Systematic Review of Mindfulness Network Analysis Studies.Mindfulness · 2026Article
- Effectiveness of Cognitive and Behavioral Interventions in the Treatment of Schizophrenia: An Umbrella Review of Meta-Analyses.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Review
- Schizophrenia.Nature reviews. Disease primers · 2025Review
- Bodily Self-Disturbances and Hallucinations in Schizophrenia.Schizophrenia bulletin · 2025Review
- The role of mindfulness training supported by virtual reality in the nonpharmacological treatment of schizophrenia-research design.Annals of general psychiatry · 2025Article
- The relationship between mindfulness, psychological flexibility, and symptom severity in persons with schizophrenia-spectrum-disorders: a cross-sectional study.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- "I was trying to save the world": delusion-like ideation and associated impacts reported by Western practitioners of Buddhist meditation.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Article
- The day-to-day influence of trauma exposure and sleep dysfunction on everyday stress in youth at familial high-risk for psychotic disorders.Schizophrenia research · 2024Article
- Differential relationship between meditation methods and psychotic-like and mystical experiences.PloS one · 2024Article
- The Effect of Attentional Avoidance, Attentional Focusing, and Mindfulness on the Frequency of Voice-Hearing and Associated Distress in People with Schizophrenia: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Iranian journal of psychiatry · 2023Article
- "Why I stay in community psychiatric rehabilitation": a semi-structured survey in persons with schizophrenia.BMC psychology · 2022Article
- Engagement, clinical outcomes and therapeutic process in online mindfulness for psychosis groups delivered in routine care.Psychology and psychotherapy · 2022Article
- Dispositional Mindfulness and Psychotic Symptoms in Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorders: The Mediating Roles of Rumination and Negative Emotion.Neuropsychiatric disease and treatment · 2022Article
- Effects of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) on Stress, Heart Rate Variability, Affect, and Wellbeing among People with Schizophrenia.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Contemplative sciences: A future beyond mindfulness.World journal of psychiatry · 2021Review
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Abstract
(1) Background: There is increasing interest in the practice of mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs) to treat people with schizophrenia, as evidenced by the publication of different randomized controlled trials (RCTs). However, no meta-analysis of RCTs has been carried out to date with the exclusive inclusion of this type of interventions. (2) Objective: To analyze empirical evidence regarding the effectiveness of MBIs for the improvement of clinical parameters associated with schizophrenia. Method: A systematic review and meta-analysis was conducted of RCTs published in the databases PsycINFO, PubMed, WOS, and Cochrane Library. (3) Results: A total of 10 articles (n = 1094) fulfilled the criteria for inclusion in the review. The analysis of these studies suggests that MBIs combined with standard interventions are able to generate significant improvements in a variety of clinical schizophrenia-related parameters, such as the intensity of overall symptomatology (g = 0.72), positive symptoms (g = 0.32), negative symptoms (g = 0.40), functioning level (g = 1.28), and awareness of illness (g = 0.65). (4) Conclusions: There is evidence that supports the effectiveness and safety of MBIs for the treatment of people with schizophrenia. The results obtained by MBIs are comparable to those obtained by cognitive-behavioral therapy for psychosis. However, given the heterogeneity of the applied interventions and the methodological limitations found in the reviewed trials, the results should be interpreted with caution.
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