J Clin Psychol January 2019 PMID 30295914

Mindfulness and progressive muscle relaxation as standardized session-introduction in individual therapy: A randomized controlled trial.

Johannes Mander, Paul Blanck, Andreas B Neubauer, Paula Kröger, Christoph Flückiger, Wolfgang Lutz, Sven Barnow, Hinrich Bents, Thomas Heidenreich

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This study investigated the effects of a mindfulness-based session (SIIME) introduced at the start of individual therapy for patients with anxiety and depression, comparing it to progressive muscle relaxation (PMR) and treatment-as-usual (TAU).
Results showed that all three conditions led to significant symptom reduction and improvement in the therapeutic alliance over time, with no significant differences between them.
The findings suggest that adding mindfulness exercises as a standard session introduction does not provide additional benefits over other relaxation techniques or usual therapy in terms of treatment outcomes or the therapeutic relationship.]

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