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The Efficacy of Mindfulness-Based Interventions in Primary Care: A Meta-Analytic Review

Marcelo M.P. Demarzo, Jesús Montero-Marin, Pim Cuijpers, Edurne Zabaleta-del-Olmo, Kamal R. Mahtani, Akke Vellinga, Caterina Vicens, Yolanda López-del-Hoyo and Javier García-Campayo
The Annals of Family Medicine November 2015, 13 (6) 573-582; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1370/afm.1863
Marcelo M.P. Demarzo
1Federal University of Sao Paulo (UNIFESP), “Mente Aberta” - Brazilian Center for Mindfulness and Health Promotion, Department of Preventive Medicine, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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Jesús Montero-Marin
2Faculty of Health Sciences and Sports, University of Zaragoza, Huesca, Spain
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Pim Cuijpers
3VU University Amsterdam, Department of Psychology, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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Edurne Zabaleta-del-Olmo
4Institut Universitari d’Investigació en Atenció Primària (IDIAP) Jordi Gol, Barcelona, Spain
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Kamal R. Mahtani
5Oxford University, Department of Primary Care, Oxford, United Kingdom
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Akke Vellinga
6National University of Ireland, Galway, Department of Primary Care, Galway, Ireland
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Caterina Vicens
7Red de Investigación en Actividades Preventivas y Promoción de la Salud (redIAPP), Primary Care, Palma de Mallorca, Spain
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Yolanda López-del-Hoyo
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Javier García-Campayo
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vol. 13 no. 6 573-582
DOI 
https://doi.org/10.1370/afm.1863
PubMed 
26553897

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The Annals of Family Medicine
Print ISSN 
1544-1709
Online ISSN 
1544-1717
History 
  • Received for publication November 28, 2014
  • Revision received June 19, 2015
  • Accepted for publication July 16, 2015
  • Published online November 9, 2015.

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© 2015 Annals of Family Medicine, Inc.

Author Information

  1. Marcelo M.P. Demarzo, PhD1,
  2. Jesús Montero-Marin, PhD2,
  3. Pim Cuijpers, PhD3,
  4. Edurne Zabaleta-del-Olmo, PhD4,
  5. Kamal R. Mahtani, PhD5,
  6. Akke Vellinga, PhD6,
  7. Caterina Vicens, PhD7,
  8. Yolanda López-del-Hoyo, PhD2 and
  9. Javier García-Campayo, PhD8⇑
  1. 1Federal University of Sao Paulo (UNIFESP), “Mente Aberta” - Brazilian Center for Mindfulness and Health Promotion, Department of Preventive Medicine, Sao Paulo, Brazil
  2. 2Faculty of Health Sciences and Sports, University of Zaragoza, Huesca, Spain
  3. 3VU University Amsterdam, Department of Psychology, Amsterdam, Netherlands
  4. 4Institut Universitari d’Investigació en Atenció Primària (IDIAP) Jordi Gol, Barcelona, Spain
  5. 5Oxford University, Department of Primary Care, Oxford, United Kingdom
  6. 6National University of Ireland, Galway, Department of Primary Care, Galway, Ireland
  7. 7Red de Investigación en Actividades Preventivas y Promoción de la Salud (redIAPP), Primary Care, Palma de Mallorca, Spain
  8. 8University of Zaragoza, Department of Psychiatry, Zaragoza, Spain
  1. CORRESPONDING AUTHOR: Javier García-Campayo, PhD, Department of Psychiatry, Miguel Servet University Hospital, Avda Isabel La Católica I, 50009 Zaragoza, Spain, jgarcamp{at}gmail.com

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