Participants completed the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9), and the Generalized Anxiety Disorder 7-item scale (GAD-7), at admission and discharge. The first experiment compared scores of those who received mindfulness training plus standard psychiatric treatment or treatment as usual (TAU) against those who received TAU. The second experiment compared age using matched scores from participants who received mindfulness training plus TAU. Participants attended group therapy for a five-week minimum, and were taught the mindfulness practices of breath, acceptance, observation, remaining non-judgmental, and letting go.
