Depression, Anxiety
Conditions
Interventions
Eight-week online mindfulness classes
No interventions (waiting-list)
Sponsors
Waseda University
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Persons who showed symptoms of either PHQ-9 or GAD-7 with a mild or higher score (5 or more).
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: -Persons with a diagnosis of ASD, ADHD, intellectual disability, obsessive-compulsive disorder, bipolar disorder, PTSD, schizophrenia, alcohol dependence, drug dependence, eating disorders, or personality disorders. -Persons who have participated in mindfulness programs of 8 weeks or more in the past, persons who have been continuously doing practices like zazen and meditation over a long period of time (6 months or more), or persons who have registered for the services of the company implementing the intervention in this study. -Persons who are under medical care and have not obtained permission from their doctor.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| PHQ-9 and GAD-7 eight weeks after the start of the intervention | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| WHO-5, the short form of the five facet mindfulness questionnaire, the short form of the self-compassion scale, and the mind wandering: deliberate and spontaneous scales eight weeks after the start of the intervention | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Public ContactToru Takahashi
Waseda University Faculty of Human Sciences
Outcome results
None listed