How many studies support Mindfulness?

The clearest and most rigorously tested application of structured mindfulness programs is relapse prevention in recovered depression: an individual-patient-data meta-analysis in JAMA Psychiatry, later corroborated by a network meta-analysis, found mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) reduces depressive relapse about as effectively as maintenance antidepressants. That's backed by 11 published studies in Vitaebase's database, including 2 randomized controlled trials and 6 meta-analyses, the most recent from 2026 -- a fairly substantial body of research for a single topic.