Altered states of consciousness caused by a mindfulness-based programme up to a year later: Results from a randomised controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Mindfulness-based programmes (MBPs) have shown beneficial effects on mental health. There is emerging evidence that MBPs may also be associated with marked deviations in the subjective experience of waking consciousness. We aimed to explore whether MBPs can have a causal role in different types of such states.

Methods

We conducted a pragmatic randomised controlled trial (ACTRN12615001160527). University of Cambridge students without severe mental illness were randomised to an 8-week MBP plus mental health support as usual (SAU), or to SAU alone. We adapted the Altered States of Consciousness Rating Scale (OAV, 0-100-point range) to assess spontaneous experiences in daily life, and included it as a post-hoc secondary outcome at the end of the one-year follow-up que

SUBMITTER: Galante J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11253948 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature