APS
2025 APS Annual Convention · 2025
The Effects of Mindfulness Meditation Retreats on Mental Health: Evidence of Effectiveness and Safety from a Prospective Matched-Controlled Intervention Study
- Yuval Hadash
Carnegie Mellon University - Omer Dar
University of Haifa - Amit Bernstein
University of Wisconsin-Madison - Amit Bernstein
University of Haifa
Abstract
We conducted a matched-controlled mindfulness meditation retreat intervention study (N = 135). We found that retreats had effects on several mental health outcomes at follow-up and found no evidence for retreat-related adverse effects. These novel findings indicate that meditation retreats may be an effective and safe modality for mindfulness training.
Mindfulness and Meditation
