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Child Adolesc Ment Health November 2022 PMID 36183732

DEBATE: The inevitable decline of mindfulness.

Miguel Farias

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Peak: 26 in Oct 2022
across 4 sources since Oct 2022

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Oct 2022 – Feb 2025

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What people are saying

The social discussions reveal a balanced skepticism towards mindfulness, with comments referencing the large-scale MYRIAD study and critiques about overhyped claims, using words like 'failed', 'detrimental', and 'overhyped' to emphasize concerns. This tone indicates a recognition of emerging evidence that challenges previous assumptions, moderately engaging participants in critical evaluation of the topic.

AgreementModerate agreement

Most discussions acknowledge the challenges and limitations of mindfulness, suggesting a cautiously supportive stance, with some questioning its universal benefits.

InterestModerate interest

The discussions indicate moderate interest, focusing on new research findings and debates about mindfulness's effectiveness, but not showing intense passion.

EngagementModerate engagement

Participants are referencing studies, using phrases like 'a must read' or 'fascinating', which reflect a reasonable level of engagement and analysis.

ImpactModerate impact

The discussions highlight the potential impact of recent research which questions mindfulness, influencing perceptions of its efficacy and guiding future research and clinical practices.

Abstract in brief

  • The effectiveness of mindfulness meditation as a tool for wellbeing and clinical purposes is being questioned due to recent failures in large-scale studies, including a costly one involving schoolchildren.
  • Growing evidence suggests that mindfulness practice may have potential negative effects, challenging the idea that it is universally beneficial.
  • Critics argue that the widespread enthusiasm for mindfulness has led to overhyped claims and the use of simplistic metaphors, which have distorted its true impact and overlooked possible risks.]
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Fiona O'Neill
@Fi_Contextual · X

The inevitable decline of mindfulness. https://t.co/nyL1nJJc96

Oct 5, 2022 · 36 likes · 7 shares · 4,694 followers View post →
H.Spandler
@HSpandler · X

Secularising techniques, like mindfulness, & using in clinical practice, is not a problem in itself; the problem arises when there is little scrutiny or criticism: easily leading to overhyped claims of effectiveness, disregard of criticisms & triumphalism  https://t.co/KdtSYhDBwI

Oct 10, 2022 · 18 likes · 4 shares · 2,930 followers View post →
R.L. Stollar
@RLStollar · X

"The results of MYRIAD, the most expensive study in the history of meditation science... show that mindfulness meditation failed to improve the mental health of children compared with a control group and that it might even have had a detrimental effect." https://t.co/dwYRBsZMvt

Oct 13, 2022 · 6 likes · 1 share · 5,193 followers View post →
alinacosma.bsky.social |Alina Cosma|
@AlinaCosma · X

DEBATE: The inevitable decline of mindfulness https://t.co/VuYVocWtUg

Oct 5, 2022 · 5 likes · 679 followers View post →
Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry
@TheJCPP · X

In this interesting #OpenAccess @TheCAMH Debate, Miguel Farias of @CTPSR_Coventry explores the inevitable decline of #Mindfulness. A fascinating read. Available now on the @WileyPsychology online library. https://t.co/tcTzpYKd2Y

Oct 15, 2022 · 2 likes · 2 shares · 14,738 followers View post →
The CAMH journal
@TheCAMH · X

In this fascinating #OpenAccess Debate, Miguel Farias of @CTPSR_Coventry explores the inevitable decline of #Mindfulness. Available now on the @WileyPsychology online library. https://t.co/MfV7s6ZBu1 #MentalHealth #Wellbeing #CAMH #CAMHS

Dec 10, 2022 · 2 likes · 1 share · 7,952 followers View post →

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Daniel Rodger
@philosowhal · X

DEBATE: The inevitable decline of mindfulness - Farias - 2022 - Child and Adolescent Mental Health - Wiley Online Library https://t.co/FyJegPgYhB

Feb 8, 2025 · 571 followers View post →
Dr. Neil Gilbride
@nmgilbride · X

@Mrdjstoker There is some evidence that for some students at risk of MH, such programmes actually do harm https://t.co/x1o4UKIAqZ

Jul 9, 2023 · 2 likes · 5,274 followers View post →
Robert Cunningham
@RobertC78726751 · X

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Jul 1, 2023 · 507 followers View post →
Peak Progressive
@peakprgressive · X

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Jun 10, 2023 · 1 share · 322 followers View post →
Robert Cunningham
@RobertC78726751 · X

RT @Dyregrov: Will the pendulum swing too far out the other side? DEBATE: The inevitable decline of mindfulness - Farias - Child and Adoles…

Jun 9, 2023 · 2 shares · 507 followers View post →
Robert Cunningham
@RobertC78726751 · X

@lfoulkesy @DrJackAndrews Might be of help for Lucy https://t.co/w3L9RKCd3x

Jun 9, 2023 · 507 followers View post →
Robert Cunningham
@RobertC78726751 · X

https://t.co/VNoqmTvJWD

Jun 8, 2023 · 2 likes · 1 share · 507 followers View post →
TheJCPPadvances
@TheJCPPadvances · X

In this #OpenAccess @TheCAMH Debate paper, Miguel Farias (@CTPSR_Coventry) explores the inevitable decline of #Mindfulness. 'The use of mindfulness #Meditation as a #Wellbeing & clinical tool is being deeply challenged on various fronts' Full paper: https://t.co/YKhvtqkJvp .

Jun 7, 2023 · 1 like · 1 share · 1,756 followers View post →
Matt Kempen
@kempen_matthew · X

#OpenAccess @TheCAMH Debate, Miguel Farias of @CTPSR_Coventry explores the inevitable decline of #Mindfulness. Available now on the @WileyPsychology online library. https://t.co/bwAGDn4s51

Jan 22, 2023 · 1 like · 1 share · 1,400 followers View post →
John Wilkins
@JohnWilkinspsyc · X

DEBATE: The inevitable decline of mindfulness - Farias - 2022 - Child and Adolescent Mental Health - Wiley Online Library https://t.co/yvZa073hPG

Jan 9, 2023 · 1,615 followers View post →
The CAMH journal
@TheCAMH · X

Top 10 Downloaded Papers 2022 #OpenAccess @TheCAMH ‘DEBATE: The inevitable decline of #Mindfulness' by Miguel Farias (@covcampus) https://t.co/knIFUVMrLx #CAMHS #CAMH

Jan 4, 2023 · 7,952 followers View post →
The CAMH journal
@TheCAMH · X

.@TheCAMH Top 10 Downloaded Papers 2022 #OpenAccess ‘DEBATE: The inevitable decline of mindfulness' by Miguel Farias (@covcampus) https://t.co/knIFUVMrLx

Dec 20, 2022 · 1 like · 7,952 followers View post →
Claire-Marie Best
@ClaireMarieBest · X

DEBATE: The inevitable decline of mindfulness - Farias - 2022 - Child and Adolescent Mental Health - Wiley Online Library https://t.co/lH82pwYjWC

Dec 11, 2022 · 94 followers View post →
The CAMH journal
@TheCAMH · X

In this fascinating #OpenAccess Debate, Miguel Farias of @CTPSR_Coventry explores the inevitable decline of #Mindfulness. Available now on the @WileyPsychology online library. https://t.co/MfV7s6ZBu1 #MentalHealth #Wellbeing #CAMH #CAMHS

Dec 10, 2022 · 2 likes · 1 share · 7,952 followers View post →
Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry
@TheJCPP · X

In this interesting @TheCAMH #OpenAccess Debate, Miguel Farias of @CTPSR_Coventry explores the inevitable decline of #Mindfulness. Read the full paper (https://t.co/tcTzpYJFdq) to learn more. #MentalHealth #Psychology #Psychiatry #PsychTwitter #MedTwitter

Dec 6, 2022 · 1 like · 14,738 followers View post →
Wiley Psychology
@WileyPsychology · X

RT @kempen_matthew: In this fascinating #OpenAccess Early View Debate, Miguel Farias of @CTPSR_Coventry explores the inevitable decline of…

Nov 23, 2022 · 1 share · 97,397 followers View post →
Matt Kempen
@kempen_matthew · X

In this fascinating #OpenAccess Early View Debate, Miguel Farias of @CTPSR_Coventry explores the inevitable decline of #Mindfulness. A must read. Available now on the @WileyPsychology online library. https://t.co/bwAGDnm2Wz #MentalHealth #Wellbeing #CAMH #CAMHS

Nov 23, 2022 · 1 like · 1 share · 1,400 followers View post →
The CAMH journal
@TheCAMH · X

In this fascinating #OpenAccess Early View Debate, Miguel Farias of @CTPSR_Coventry explores the inevitable decline of #Mindfulness. A must read. Available now on the @WileyPsychology online library. https://t.co/MfV7s6Z3Et #MentalHealth #Wellbeing #CAMH #CAMHS

Oct 26, 2022 · 7,952 followers View post →
William Yule
@CAWBill · X

RT @Dyregrov: Will the pendulum swing too far out the other side? DEBATE: The inevitable decline of mindfulness - Farias - Child and Adoles…

Oct 18, 2022 · 2 shares · 687 followers View post →
Atle Dyregrov
@Dyregrov · X

Will the pendulum swing too far out the other side? DEBATE: The inevitable decline of mindfulness - Farias - Child and Adolescent Mental Health - Wiley Online Library https://t.co/BP0XhsIUOW

Oct 15, 2022 · 1 like · 2 shares · 3,479 followers View post →
Dark Brandon Rises
@iamgabbarson · X

RT @TheJCPP: In this interesting #OpenAccess @TheCAMH Debate, Miguel Farias of @CTPSR_Coventry explores the inevitable decline of #Mindfuln…

Oct 15, 2022 · 2 shares · 544 followers View post →
Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry
@TheJCPP · X

In this interesting #OpenAccess @TheCAMH Debate, Miguel Farias of @CTPSR_Coventry explores the inevitable decline of #Mindfulness. A fascinating read. Available now on the @WileyPsychology online library. https://t.co/tcTzpYKd2Y

Oct 15, 2022 · 2 likes · 2 shares · 14,738 followers View post →
celebrity kid
@celebrikid · X

RT @RLStollar: "The results of MYRIAD, the most expensive study in the history of meditation science... show that mindfulness meditation fa…

Oct 14, 2022 · 1 share · 1,069 followers View post →
R.L. Stollar
@RLStollar · X

"The results of MYRIAD, the most expensive study in the history of meditation science... show that mindfulness meditation failed to improve the mental health of children compared with a control group and that it might even have had a detrimental effect." https://t.co/dwYRBsZMvt

Oct 13, 2022 · 6 likes · 1 share · 5,193 followers View post →
Coventry Open Access
@CUPublications · X

DEBATE: The inevitable decline of mindfulness - https://t.co/f7VAFw7JQZ

Oct 13, 2022 · 1 like · 231 followers View post →
Jane Haines
@CJaneHaines · X

RT @HSpandler: Secularising techniques, like mindfulness, & using in clinical practice, is not a problem in itself; the problem arises when…

Oct 12, 2022 · 4 shares · 2,385 followers View post →
Ash Paul
@pash22 · X

RT @HSpandler: Secularising techniques, like mindfulness, & using in clinical practice, is not a problem in itself; the problem arises when…

Oct 12, 2022 · 4 shares · 32,287 followers View post →
Solidarity is our only hope ✌☮
@KonstantinaPou1 · X

RT @HSpandler: Secularising techniques, like mindfulness, & using in clinical practice, is not a problem in itself; the problem arises when…

Oct 12, 2022 · 4 shares · 905 followers View post →
H.Spandler
@HSpandler · X

Secularising techniques, like mindfulness, & using in clinical practice, is not a problem in itself; the problem arises when there is little scrutiny or criticism: easily leading to overhyped claims of effectiveness, disregard of criticisms & triumphalism  https://t.co/KdtSYhDBwI

Oct 10, 2022 · 18 likes · 4 shares · 2,930 followers View post →
Markus Jokela
@mmjokela · X

My first time hearing mindfulness being likened to muscles and resilience training. And now an unimpressive intervention for children/adolescents is presented as the "inevitable decline of mindfulness." Sigh.. This too shall pass. https://t.co/4YONVXhYY0 https://t.co/wcdDgHEwzO

Oct 7, 2022 · 2 likes · 1,021 followers View post →
Vance locke
@VanceLocke · X

RT @Fi_Contextual: The inevitable decline of mindfulness. https://t.co/nyL1nJJc96

Oct 7, 2022 · 7 shares · 164 followers View post →
Sedat BATMAZ
@sedatbatmaz · X

RT @Fi_Contextual: The inevitable decline of mindfulness. https://t.co/nyL1nJJc96

Oct 6, 2022 · 7 shares · 2,220 followers View post →
Shane McLoughlin
@DrShaneMcL · X

RT @Fi_Contextual: The inevitable decline of mindfulness. https://t.co/nyL1nJJc96

Oct 6, 2022 · 7 shares · 950 followers View post →
Dr Helen Rodwell
@DrHelenRodwell · X

'The inevitable decline of mindfulness' https://t.co/6o4OaLT60d

Oct 6, 2022 · 2,445 followers View post →
Koa Whittingham
@WhittinghamKoa · X

RT @Fi_Contextual: The inevitable decline of mindfulness. https://t.co/nyL1nJJc96

Oct 6, 2022 · 7 shares · 1,162 followers View post →
Micah G. Allen
@micahgallen · X

RT @Fi_Contextual: The inevitable decline of mindfulness. https://t.co/nyL1nJJc96

Oct 5, 2022 · 7 shares · 23,225 followers View post →
Anna Rebowska
@anna_rebowska · X

DEBATE: The inevitable decline of mindfulness https://t.co/z76zU9FpKT

Oct 5, 2022 · 2,772 followers View post →
Alleson Reyna
@NotDissociate · X

"The decline of mindfulness as a form of therapy is inevitable" https://t.co/7RVPu4j5Ux

Oct 5, 2022 · 1 like · 872 followers View post →
Fiona O'Neill
@Fi_Contextual · X

The inevitable decline of mindfulness. https://t.co/nyL1nJJc96

Oct 5, 2022 · 36 likes · 7 shares · 4,694 followers View post →
Daniela O'Neill
@daniela_oneill · X

“Over 8000 children, aged 11–14, were tested across 84 schools. The results show that mindfulness meditation failed to improve the mental health of children…” #openaccess DEBATE: The inevitable decline of mindfulness #childhealth #ElemEd #k12 https://t.co/0TwAt6YZZm

Oct 5, 2022 · 2 likes · 3,118 followers View post →
GenerationZ - a MSCA Individual Fellowship
@GenerationZ_TCD · X

DEBATE: The inevitable decline of mindfulness https://t.co/lXRc45E9RR

Oct 5, 2022 · 2 likes · 49 followers View post →
alinacosma.bsky.social |Alina Cosma|
@AlinaCosma · X

DEBATE: The inevitable decline of mindfulness https://t.co/VuYVocWtUg

Oct 5, 2022 · 5 likes · 679 followers View post →