Anxiety

Mindfulness-based stress reduction

Psychotherapist

Clinical psychology

Psychiatry

Linguistics

Philosophy

Psychology

Stress (linguistics)

Stress reduction

Theology

Meditation

American Journal of Psychiatry

Back to table of contents Previous article Next article No AccessEffectiveness of a meditation-based stress reduction program in the treatment of anxiety disordersPublished Online:1 Apr 2006https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.149.7.936AboutSectionsView articleAbstractPDF/EPUB ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack Citations ShareShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InEmail View articleAbstractOBJECTIVE: This study was designed to determine the effectiveness of a group stress reduction program based on mindfulness meditation for patients with anxiety disorders. METHOD: The 22 study participants were screened with a structured clinical interview and found to meet the DSM- III-R criteria for generalized anxiety disorder or panic disorder with or without agoraphobia. Assessments, including self-ratings and therapists' ratings, were obtained weekly before and during the meditation-based stress reduction and relaxation program and monthly during the 3-month follow-up period. RESULTS: Repeated measures analyses of variance d...

Effectiveness of a meditation-based stress reduction program in the treatment of anxiety disorders