Allegiance effects in mindfulness-based interventions for psychiatric disorders: A meta-re-analysis

Objectives: A recent meta-analysis reported that mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs) outperform specific active control conditions but not evidence-based treatments (EBTs) across various psychiatric conditions. Given both comparison conditions represent bona fide treatments, the superiority of MBIs over other bona fide treatments is unexpected. The current study examined researcher allegiance (RA) as a potential source of bias that may...