dadaesque t1_ivrn9xa wrote
Reply to comment by msmurdock in New study (n=276) finds that a standardized mindfulness program is as effective as a common antidepressant (Escitalopram) at treating anxiety, with both treatments leading to about a 30% reduction in symptoms. by fotogneric
What are you on about?
How did you get that 276 is “tiny” for an RCT? Unless you’re expecting a very small effect (in which case you probably aren’t bothering with an RCT) ~200 certainly isn’t tiny.
And what do you want them to do, test it against every single drug that is used for anxiety? That would mean dozens of comparison groups, which would necessitate thousands if not tens of thousand of participants and would basically guarantee some significant effect somewhere. Lexapro is a first line treatment for anxiety which makes it a reasonable choice as a comparison group, which was offered without therapy since that would have been a confound.
MBSR is a standardized protocol that is widely used in therapy and research and can go look up yourself.
The headline is perfectly fine.
Karma_collection_bin t1_iy2642k wrote
Yes and there is literally at least one well-respected completely free MBSR course online!
https://palousemindfulness.com/
(I have no affiliation and do plan to do this one once I am done working my way through Healthy Minds Innovations app's full guided meditation program - also free & actually well done, zero adverts - not MBSR though, though skills and effects would overlap, I'd imagine).
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