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

Fourteen studies representing twelve independent samples (N=256) were reviewed to evaluate the effects of Detached Mindfulness (DM) as a stand-alone psychological intervention. The meta-analysis, conducted by Samuel G. Myers and published in 2026, found DM was associated with large symptom reductions in clinical trials (pooled Hedges' g = -1.80). This work provides converging but limited evidence for the efficacy of this brief, transdiagnostic technique.

Use Cases

• Conducting secondary meta-analyses based on the reported effect sizes and confidence intervals.
• Training models to identify key components of psychological interventions from systematic review text.
• Analyzing trends in transdiagnostic therapy research based on the study inclusion criteria and outcomes.
• Benchmarking the efficacy of brief therapeutic techniques against the reported symptom reduction metrics.

Strengths

• Includes a meta-analysis with specific pooled effect sizes (Hedges' g) and confidence intervals.
• Systematically reviews 14 studies across clinical and non-clinical samples, following a defined protocol.
• Published under a CC-BY-4.0 license, allowing for reuse and redistribution.

Limitations

• The underlying data file is a 270.7 KB DOCX document; the raw data tables and individual study data are not provided in a structured, machine-readable format.
• The review notes significant limitations in the research base, including a small number of studies and methodological shortcomings.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred from the narrative text after download.

Provenance

Source

Samuel G. Myers, published on figshare.

Collection Method

Systematic review and meta-analysis of studies from PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science, and Google Scholar (searched May 2025).

Time Range

Studies reviewed up to May 2025.

Freshness

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

Geography

Not specified; likely international given the database sources.