Mindfulness trial reports reduced hallucination severity in people with schizophrenia
A randomized trial reported improvements in auditory hallucination severity, anxiety, depression, and quality of life, but the abstract does not quantify their size.
Based on the published abstract. The full paper may contain additional methods, results and limitations.
The 30-second takeaway
People assigned to the mindfulness program had statistically significant improvements in hallucinations, anxiety, depression, and quality of life compared with routine care. This is preliminary evidence in a specific clinical population. The abstract does not show how large the improvements were or whether they persisted at later follow-up.
The abstract does not provide effect sizes, confidence intervals, or later follow-up. It also does not describe blinding or give detailed accounts of routine care.
What researchers found
Auditory hallucination severity
After the 8-week program, compared with routine care and the mindfulness group's own baseline; p < 0.001. Effect size not reported.
What participants received
Participants attended structured mindfulness sessions twice weekly during the intervention. The control group received routine care. Researchers assessed hallucinations, anxiety, depression, and quality of life before and after the program.
Changes occurred together
Improvements in hallucinations, anxiety, depression, and quality of life were correlated. The changes therefore tended to occur together, but this analysis does not show that improvement in any particular symptom caused improvement in another.
The original publication
Mindfulness-based group therapy for auditory hallucination management in schizophrenia: A randomized controlled trial.
Yang S, Zhou W, Qin Y et al.
J Psychiatr Res · 2026
- PubMed ID
- 41679222
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