Trial examines how mindfulness meditation may improve mood

(Wiley) In a randomized controlled trial of 134 mildly stressed, middle-aged to older adults, participants who were assigned to a six-week mindfulness-meditation training program experienced significantly reduced negative affect variability -- which refers to subjective distress and includes a range of mood states such as worry, anxiety, anger, self-criticism, and life dissatisfaction -- compared with participants assigned to a waitlist control.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news