Inden for klinisk psykologi og psykiatri er der siden 1970-erne baseret på mindfulness udviklet en række terapi-metoder til afhjælpning af psykiske lidelser<ref name="Harrington2015" /> såsom [[Depression (psykisk)|depression]],<ref name= Blanck2018>{{cite journal |author= Blanck P, Perleth S, Heidenreich T. Kroeger P, Ditzen B, Bents H, Mander J.|title= Effects of mindfulness exercises as stand-alone intervention on symptoms of anxiety and depression: Systematic review and meta-analysis |journal= Behaviour Research and Therapy |volume=102 |pages=25–35|date= 2018 | doi= 10.1007/s12671-014-0379-y |pmid= 29291584 |doi-access= free }}</ref><ref name=Khoury2015>{{cite journal | vauthors = Khoury B, Sharma M, Rush SE, Fournier C | title = Mindfulness-based stress reduction for healthy individuals: A meta-analysis | journal = Journal of Psychosomatic Research | volume = 78 | issue = 6 | pages = 519–28 | date = juni 2015 | pmid = 25818837 | doi = 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2015.03.009 | quote = We conducted a meta-analysis to provide a review of MBSR for healthy individuals. The meta-analysis included 29 studies enrolling 2668 participants... The results obtained are robust and are maintained at follow-up. When combined, mindfulness and compassion strongly correlated with clinical effects. }}</ref><ref name=Jain>{{cite journal | vauthors = Jain FA, Walsh RN, Eisendrath SJ, Christensen S, Rael Cahn B | title = Critical analysis of the efficacy of meditation therapies for acute and subacute phase treatment of depressive disorders: a systematic review | journal = Psychosomatics | volume = 56 | issue = 2 | pages = 140–52 | year = 2015 | pmid = 25591492 | pmc = 4383597 | doi = 10.1016/j.psym.2014.10.007 | url = http://www.escholarship.org/uc/item/0372c9xp }}</ref> [[stress]],<ref name="Khoury2015" /><ref name=Sharma>{{cite journal | vauthors = Sharma M, Rush SE | title = Mindfulness-based stress reduction as a stress management intervention for healthy individuals: a systematic review | journal = Journal of Evidence-Based Complementary & Alternative Medicine | volume = 19 | issue = 4 | pages = 271–86 | date = oktober 2014 | pmid = 25053754 | doi = 10.1177/2156587214543143 | quote = Mindfulness-based stress reduction offers an effective way of reducing stress by combining mindfulness meditation and yoga in an 8-week training program... Of the 17 studies, 16 demonstrated positive changes in psychological or physiological outcomes related to anxiety and/or stress. Despite the limitations of not all studies using randomized controlled design, having smaller sample sizes, and having different outcomes, mindfulness-based stress reduction appears to be a promising modality for stress management. | doi-access = free }}</ref><ref name=Hofmann>{{cite journal | vauthors = Hofmann SG, Sawyer AT, Witt AA, Oh D | title = The effect of mindfulness-based therapy on anxiety and depression: A meta-analytic review | journal = Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology | volume = 78 | issue = 2 | pages = 169–83 | date = april 2010 | pmid = 20350028 | pmc = 2848393 | doi = 10.1037/a0018555 }}</ref> [[angst]],<ref name="Blanck2018"/><ref name="Khoury2015" /><ref name="Hofmann" /> samt i behandling af [[afhængighed]].<ref name=Chiesa>{{cite journal | vauthors = Chiesa A, Serretti A | s2cid = 34990668 | title = Are mindfulness-based interventions effective for substance use disorders? A systematic review of the evidence | journal = Substance Use & Misuse | volume = 49 | issue = 5 | pages = 492–512 | date = april 2014 | pmid = 23461667 | doi = 10.3109/10826084.2013.770027 }}</ref><ref name=Garland>{{cite journal | vauthors = Garland EL, Froeliger B, Howard MO | title = Mindfulness training targets neurocognitive mechanisms of addiction at the attention-appraisal-emotion interface | journal = Frontiers in Psychiatry | volume = 4 | pages = 173 | date = januar 2014 | pmid = 24454293 | pmc = 3887509 | doi = 10.3389/fpsyt.2013.00173 }}</ref><ref name= Sancho2018>{{cite journal |author= Sancho M, De Gracia M, Rodríguez RC, Mallorquí-Bagué N, Sánchez-González J, Trujols J, Sánchez I, Jiménez-Murcia S and Menchón JM.|title= Mindfulness-Based Interventions for the Treatment of Substance and Behavioral Addictions: A Systematic Review |journal= Front. Psychiatry |year= 2018 |volume=9 |issue=95 |pages= 95 | doi= 10.3389/fpsyt.2018.00095|pmid= 29651257 |pmc= 5884944 |doi-access= free }}</ref> Sådanne metoder er bl.a. blevet brugt på skoler,<ref>https://www.information.dk/debat/2019/02/laerere-paedagoger-boer-bruge-mindfulness-undervisningen</ref> i fængsler, på hospitaler og blandt krigsveteraner, samt inden for [[Alderdom|ældres]] sundhed, afhjælpning af [[overvægt]], træning af [[atlet]]er,<ref name=Noetel2019>{{cite journal |doi= 10.1080/1750984X.2017.1387803 |title=Mindfulness and acceptance approaches to sporting performance enhancement: a systematic review |journal=International Review of Sport and Exercise Psychology |volume=12 |issue=1 |pages=139–175 |year=2019 |last1=Noetel |first1= Michael |last2=Ciarrochi |first2=Joseph|last3=Van Zanden |first3=Brooke|last4=Lonsdale |first4=Chris|s2cid=149040404 | name-list-style =}}</ref> hjælp til børn med særlige behov, og ved [[Fødsel|fødsler]].
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