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Trial reportWorld journal of psychiatry2025

Effect of Qi-based mindfulness therapy for mild-to-moderate depression.

Qiong-Wei Li, Yan Yang, Xue-Jiao Gao, Alexander Ma, Wei Sun

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Trial report in World journal of psychiatry, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Qiong-Wei LiPeking University Sixth Hospital, Peking University Institute of Mental Health, NHC Key Laboratory of Mental Health (Peking University), National Clinical Research Center for Mental Disorders (Peking University Sixth Hospital), Beijing 100191, China.
Yan YangUrumqi Fourth People's Hospital, Urumqi 830002, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, China.
Xue-Jiao GaoPeking University Sixth Hospital, Peking University Institute of Mental Health, NHC Key Laboratory of Mental Health (Peking University), National Clinical Research Center for Mental Disorders (Peking University Sixth Hospital), Beijing 100191, China.
Alexander MaBeijing Dezheng Culture Co., Ltd, Beijing 100020, China.
Wei SunPeking University Sixth Hospital, Peking University Institute of Mental Health, NHC Key Laboratory of Mental Health (Peking University), National Clinical Research Center for Mental Disorders (Peking University Sixth Hospital), Beijing 100191, China. weisun@bjmu.edu.cn.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundDepression is a disorder characterized by significant and persistent depressed mood, cognitive impairment, impaired voluntary activity, working memory, and somatic symptoms.

aimTo determine the efficacy of Qi-based mindfulness therapy (QMT) in treating anxiety, depression, and sleep disturbances in individuals with mild-to-moderate depression.

methodsA self-controlled before-after trial was conducted. The study invited online participants for recruitment between May and July 2023. Participants (

resultsPatients who underwent the QMT intervention for 4 weeks exhibited a statistically significant reduction in scores on the 17 Hamilton Depression Rating Scale, Hamilton Anxiety Scale, the Zung Self-Rating Depression Scale, the Self-Rating Anxiety Scale, and the Insomnia Severity Index relative to their pre-intervention scores (all

conclusionQMT training for 4 weeks is an effective nonpharmacological treatment for symptoms of depression, anxiety, and insomnia among patients with mild-to-moderate depression.

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AnxietyAnxiety rating scaleDepressionDepression rating scaleInsomniaQi-based mindfulness therapy

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PMID40309605
PMCPMC12038683

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