ReviewHarvard review of psychiatry
Mindfulness and Behavior Change.
Review in Harvard review of psychiatry. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT03571386 (Mechanisms of Mindfulness-Based Interventions), which is not on this map. Cited by 144 papers, 7 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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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.
Mechanisms of Mindfulness-Based Interventions (MBIs)
Who cites it
144 citing papers in PubMed, 7 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Mindfulness-Based Interventions for Adolescent Substance Use and Substance Use Disorders: A Systematic Review.Pediatrics · 2026Pooled it
- Mindfulness-based interventions for children and adolescents with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder: a Bayesian meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Pooled it
- A Systematic Review and Evidence Gap Map Evaluation of Rhythmic and/or Complex Movement Interventions and Child Cognitive Outcomes.Clinical child and family psychology review · 2025Pooled it
- Promoting Healthy Aging Through Mindfulness and Yoga: A Systematic Review of Interventions for People Living with HIV Who Use Drugs or Who Have a History of Substance Use.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025Pooled it
- Effects of Mindfulness Therapy on Breast Cancer Patients with Depression or Anxiety: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.Actas espanolas de psiquiatria · 2025Pooled it
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- The mindful leader: a review of leadership qualities derived from mindfulness meditation.Frontiers in psychology · 2024Pooled it
- Pharmacist-Led Taper with Brief Mindfulness-Informed Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Benzodiazepine Deprescribing in Older Adults: A Pilot Trial.Journal of general internal medicine · 2026Trial
- Effectiveness of an ecological theory-driven health promotion program on improvement of retirement adjustment, psychological well-being, and coping strategies in Iranian retirees: a randomized controlled trial.BMC public health · 2026Trial
- Effect of app-based mindfulness on extinction recall - a 7T-fMRI study.Scientific reports · 2026Trial
- Promoting Walking in Cardiopulmonary Disease With Mindful Steps: Pilot Feasibility Randomized Controlled Trial of a Web-Based, Pedometer-Mediated Mind-Body Intervention.JMIR formative research · 2025Trial
- Mindfulness improves negative psychotic symptoms through reducing emotional and social withdrawal.World journal of psychiatry · 2025Trial
- Facets of mindfulness are associated with inflammation biomarkers in a sample of sexual minority men with HIV.Psychology, health & medicine · 2025Trial
- Mindfulness Training vs Recovery Support for Opioid Use, Craving, and Anxiety During Buprenorphine Treatment: A Randomized Clinical Trial.JAMA network open · 2025Trial
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- Impact of a Mindfulness-Based Intervention on Symptoms and Emotion Regulation Strategies in Young Adolescents From the General Population: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Depression and anxiety · 2025Trial
- Change starts with the body: Interoceptive appreciation mediates the effect of mindfulness training on behavior change - an effect moderated by depression severity.Psychiatry research · 2024Trial
- Practicing Interoceptive Sensitivity as a Couple: A Mixed-Methods Acceptance Analysis of a Dyadic vs. Single Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial.Nutrients · 2024Trial
- Adapted Mindfulness Training for Interoception and Adherence to the DASH Diet: A Phase 2 Randomized Clinical Trial.JAMA network open · 2023Trial
- Impact of warm mindfulness on emotion regulation: A randomized controlled effectiveness trial.Health psychology : official journal of the Division of Health Psychology, American Psychological Association · 2023Trial
84 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.
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Authors and funding
10 authors.
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Abstract
Initiating and maintaining behavior change is key to the prevention and treatment of most preventable chronic medical and psychiatric illnesses. The cultivation of mindfulness, involving acceptance and nonjudgment of present-moment experience, often results in transformative health behavior change. Neural systems involved in motivation and learning have an important role to play. A theoretical model of mindfulness that integrates these mechanisms with the cognitive, emotional, and self-related processes commonly described, while applying an integrated model to health behavior change, is needed. This integrative review (1) defines mindfulness and describes the mindfulness-based intervention movement, (2) synthesizes the neuroscience of mindfulness and integrates motivation and learning mechanisms within a mindful self-regulation model for understanding the complex effects of mindfulness on behavior change, and (3) synthesizes current clinical research evaluating the effects of mindfulness-based interventions targeting health behaviors relevant to psychiatric care. The review provides insight into the limitations of current research and proposes potential mechanisms to be tested in future research and targeted in clinical practice to enhance the impact of mindfulness on behavior change.
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