Stress and stress-related mental health problems are major causes of illness and disability.
Mindfulness-based stress reduction ('MBSR') is a group-based health promotion intervention
to improve health and the way people deal with stress and life? s challenges. The core
ingredient is mindfulness training through physical and mental exercises practiced daily for
eight weeks. The mindful non-judgmental attitude of being present with what arises is
practiced in the formal exercises and in everyday situations. This review assesses the effect�…

Mind‐body interventions to manage stress‐related health problems are of widespread
interest. One of the best known methods is mindfulness‐based stress reduction (MBSR), and
MBSR courses are now offered by health services, as well as in social and welfare settings.
In this systematic review, we report on the effects of MBSR interventions on health, quality of
life, and social functioning. From the more than 3,000 potentially relevant references
identified in two extensive searches, we included 31 relevant studies with an overall total of�…