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Nicholas T. Van Dam, Julieta Galante (2023). Underestimating harm in mindfulness-based stress reduction. Psychological Medicine, 53(1), 292-294. Cambridge University Press (CUP).
Abstract
In a recent study of harm following the completion of mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) programs, the authors used a large observational dataset (n = 2155), alongside the active arm (n = 156) and wait-list arm (n = 118) of several amalgamated randomized controlled trials The authors interpret their results as 'strong evidence that MBSR is no more harmful than no treatment' (p. 8). While seemingly conclusive, we would like to point out some potentially serious limitations to the methods used that undermine confidence in the authors' conclusions.
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