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Digital mindfulness intervention beneficial for late-life depression

A digital mindfulness intervention with electroencephalogram (EEG) feedback—the FocusZen Mindfulness Stress Reduction System—reduces depression, anxiety, and sleep symptoms among participants with late-life depression (LLD), according to…

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A digital mindfulness intervention with electroencephalogram (EEG) feedback—the FocusZen Mindfulness Stress Reduction System—reduces depression, anxiety, and sleep symptoms among participants with late-life depression (LLD), according to a study published in the Journal of Psychiatric Research . Kemeng Zhu, from Capital Medical University in Beijing, and colleagues evaluated the FocusZen Mindfulness Stress Reduction System in mild-to-moderate LLD. A total of 54 participants with mild-to-moderate LLD were randomly assigned to a six-week intervention (daily FocusZen sessions) or control group (general health education) (27 individuals to each group).

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