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Meditation with yoga, group therapy with hypnosis, and psychoeducation for long‐term depressed mood: a randomized pilot trial
Author(s) -
Butler Lisa D.,
Waelde Lynn C.,
Hastings T. Andrew,
Chen XinHua,
Symons Barbara,
Marshall Jonathan,
Kaufman Adam,
Nagy Thomas F.,
Blasey Christine M.,
Seibert Elizabeth O.,
Spiegel David
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
journal of clinical psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.124
H-Index - 119
eISSN - 1097-4679
pISSN - 0021-9762
DOI - 10.1002/jclp.20496
Subject(s) - psychoeducation , meditation , psychology , hypnosis , mindfulness , randomized controlled trial , clinical psychology , statistical significance , psychological intervention , depression (economics) , mood , psychotherapist , group psychotherapy , psychiatry , medicine , alternative medicine , economics , macroeconomics , philosophy , theology , pathology
This randomized pilot study investigated the effects of meditation with yoga (and psychoeducation) versus group therapy with hypnosis (and psychoeducation) versus psychoeducation alone on diagnostic status and symptom levels among 46 individuals with long‐term depressive disorders. Results indicate that significantly more meditation group participants experienced a remission than did controls at 9‐month follow‐up. Eight hypnosis group participants also experienced a remission, but the difference from controls was not statistically significant. Three control participants, but no meditation or hypnosis participants, developed a new depressive episode during the study, though this difference did not reach statistical significance in any case. Although all groups reported some reduction in symptom levels, they did not differ significantly in that outcome. Overall, these results suggest that these two interventions show promise for treating low‐ to moderate‐level depression. © 2008 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Clin Psychol 64(7): 1–15, 2008.