This heterogeneity across intervention types means that we should be cautious about broad claims about the efficacy of mindfulness for depression and anxiety.
True, but that applies equally to claims of null or small effect sizes, e.g. some forms of mindfulness could be very effective even if ‘on average’ it’s not. Did any of the meta-analyses contain useful subgroup analyses?
This is very useful – thanks for writing it up.
True, but that applies equally to claims of null or small effect sizes, e.g. some forms of mindfulness could be very effective even if ‘on average’ it’s not. Did any of the meta-analyses contain useful subgroup analyses?
(For what it’s worth, a few years ago I used the Headspace app ~5x/week for 3 months and found it to be actively detrimental to my mood. Anecdotally, this seem fairly common: https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2016/jan/23/is-mindfulness-making-us-ill)