Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Detached Mindfulness as a Stand-Alone Intervention

A systematic review and meta-analysis of 14 studies evaluating Detached Mindfulness (DM) as a stand-alone intervention, published on figshare in April 2026. The review includes data from 256 participants across clinical and non-clinical samples, with meta-analytic results for symptom reduction. The work was authored by Samuel G. Myers and is licensed under CC-BY-4.0.

Use Cases

• Benchmarking the efficacy of Detached Mindfulness interventions based on reported effect sizes (Hedges' g).
• Identifying methodological gaps in the research base for future study design.
• Analyzing the transdiagnostic application of metacognitive techniques across different psychological disorders.
• Synthesizing evidence on the impact of DM on primary and secondary outcomes like depressive symptoms.

Strengths

• Includes a meta-analysis with pooled effect sizes (e.g., Hedges' g = -1.80 for primary outcomes).
• Systematically reviews 14 studies representing 12 independent samples (N=256).
• Provides a clear methodological description including search databases and quality appraisal.

Limitations

• The dataset is a single 18.7 KB DOCX file, indicating a very limited scope and likely a summary document rather than raw data.
• Row and column-level data are unknown; the file likely contains textual results and tables from the review.
• The description notes significant limitations in the research base, including a small number of studies and lack of long-term follow-up.

Provenance

Source

figshare

Collection Method

Systematic review and meta-analysis of studies from PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science, and Google Scholar.

Time Range

Studies searched up to May 2025.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-15 08:50:26.

Geography

Not specified; likely international studies given the search databases.