Achtsamkeitsmeditation kann bei der Behandlung von Angstzuständen genauso gut sein wie die Einnahme des Antidepressivums Escitalopram. Forscher sagen, dass die Ergebnisse mit früheren Arbeiten übereinstimmen, die die Wirksamkeit von Achtsamkeit bei Panik- und sozialen Angststörungen belegen
https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2824672
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Results
This analysis included 276 participants (207 women [75%] and 69 men [25%]; mean [SD] age, 33 [13] years) (eFigure in Supplement 2). Participants identified as Asian (51 [19%], Black (40 [15%]), Hispanic (25 [9%]), White (166 [60%]), or other race or ethnicity (19 [6%]).2 No significant between-group differences in demographic characteristics or baseline outcome measures were observed, except for BAI scores. Participants in both groups demonstrated reductions in anxiety symptoms (Table 1), with between-group differences corresponding to small effect sizes (Cohen d ≤ 0.20). Table 2 presents between-group estimated MDs at all time points; no significant differences were detected at week 8 (primary end point). At week 4 (midtreatment), significant differences in PROMIS Anxiety and PROMIS Depression scores emerged, with greater improvement with escitalopram, but were no longer significant at week 8. However, 110 escitalopram recipients (78.6%) had at least 1 study-related adverse event vs 21 MBSR recipients (15.4%) (Cohen h = 1.37 [95% CI, 0.54-0.72]; P < .001).
Something I thought about when reading this research letter, is that the group that did Mindfulness-based interventions did so in weekly classes, meaning they did it in a group setting. Taking medicine is obviously something one does alone.
I think it could be the active participation and engagement in a group activity that could have made the difference, rather than the mindfulness stuff. For me to buy the results, there needs to be a control group that does another group activity.
Many elderly who receive continuous care in this country are prescribed Escitalopram or similar. It doesn’t feel right, because the reason they are dispirited is because of not getting enough stimuli in their daily life. Drugs might help but they’re obviously not addressing the root cause.