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In a first-of-its-kind study, researchers at Georgetown University Medical Center pitted mindfulness meditation against a…
In a first-of-its-kind study, researchers at Georgetown University Medical Center pitted mindfulness meditation against a…
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Ioana Cristea takes a closer look at a recent non-inferiority RCT, which compares mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT…
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André Tomlin considers the recommendations for health service delivery and research from the recent Mindful Nation report. The…
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A new study from the University of Oxford finds that mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) is just as effective as…
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It’s a useful tool, but an army of therapists and counsellors would be needed for mindfulness to have the reach and…
André Tomlin presents the results of the PREVENT RCT published today in The Lancet, which investigates the effectiveness and…