Research Review: The effects of mindfulness ‐based interventions on cognition and mental health in children and adolescents – a meta‐analysis of randomized controlled trials

ConclusionsThis meta ‐analysis reinforces the efficacy of using MBIs for improving the mental health and wellbeing of youth as assessed using the gold standard RCT methodology. Future RCT evaluations should incorporate scaled‐up definitive trial designs to further evaluate the robustness of MBIs in youth, with an em bedded focus on mechanisms of action.

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com:443/doi/abs/10.1111/jcpp.12980?af=R

Source: Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry - October 22, 2018 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Darren L. Dunning, Kirsty Griffiths, Willem Kuyken, Catherine Crane, Lucy Foulkes, Jenna Parker, Tim Dalgleish Tags: Research Review Source Type: research