An intensive meditation-based intervention (iMI) significantly improves positive symptoms in male patients with schizophrenia, particularly refractory hallucinations and delusions, a study published online on February 6th showed. Psychiatry and Clinical Neuroscience.
Dr. Ting Xue and colleagues at the Shanghai Mental Health Center of Shanghai Jiao Tong University conducted an 8-month daily guided study on persistent hallucinations/delusions and health-related quality of life in 64 male inpatients with the following symptoms: We investigated the impact of iMI. Schizophrenia with treatment-resistant hallucinations and delusions.
Researchers found that at both 3 and 8 months, iMI significantly reduced total scores on the Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale, and reduced positive symptoms and hallucinations/delusions items compared to a general rehabilitation program. I found that it has improved.
After 8 months, treatment response rates (≥25% reduction) for these measures were significantly increased in the iMI group. Additionally, iMI significantly increased physical activity and mindfulness skills scores at both time points compared to general rehabilitation, with more pronounced effects observed after 8 months.
“The results of this study confirm that iMI is a promising adjunctive therapy in combination with antipsychotics, especially for people with positive symptoms in clinical settings,” the authors wrote.
For more information:
Ting Xue et al, An 8-month intensive meditation-based intervention improves refractory hallucinations and delusions and quality of life in male inpatients with schizophrenia: a randomized controlled trial, Psychiatry and Clinical Neuroscience (2024). DOI: 10.1111/pcn.13641
