Politico October 10, 2024
FORWARD THINKING
Meditation may be as effective as medication in treating anxiety, new research in JAMA Network Open suggests.
The study involved 276 patients with anxiety disorders, with a mean age of 33, who were randomly assigned into two groups: About half received anti-anxiety drug Lexapro, and the other half engaged in mindfulness-based stress reduction techniques.
No “clinically meaningful differences” in the effectiveness of the therapies were found, according to the authors, affiliated with Georgetown University Medical Center, the National Institutes of Health and New York University, among others.
Patients in the mindfulness group attended weekly classes on the theory and practice of several forms of meditation.
Most patients taking the medication experienced side effects but showed slightly better outcomes...
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