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. 2023 Feb 1;123(2):62.
doi: 10.1097/01.NAJ.0000919764.55911.7b.

Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction a Viable Option for Treatment of Anxiety

Karen Rosenberg

Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction a Viable Option for Treatment of Anxiety

Karen Rosenberg. Am J Nurs. .

Abstract

According to this study: Mindfulness-based stress reduction is well tolerated and has comparable effectiveness to a first-line medication for people who have anxiety disorders.At least one study-related adverse event occurred in 78.6% of patients in the escitalopram group and in 15.4% of those in the mindfulness-based stress reduction group.

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