Meditation, mindfulness, and acceptance methods in psychotherapy: A systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

: Meditation, mindfulness, and acceptance (MMA) methods have gained popularity among psychotherapists and the public. The impact of these strategies as implemented in treatment packages (e.g., mindfulness-based interventions) has been studied extensively. However, the impact of integrating MMA strategies into individual psychotherapy has not been established.

Methods

: To address this gap in the literature, we conducted a systematic review of empirical (quantitative or qualitative) studies investigating the use of MMA methods during individual psychotherapy in adult samples.

Results

: After reviewing 4671 references, only three studies (one quantitative, two qualitative) met our inclusion criteria. The one experimental study (n = 162) provided no evid

SUBMITTER: Goldberg SB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10523914 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature