Depression in Adolescents – The Search for Alternative Approaches to the Prevention of Depression Through the ‘Active form of Meditation’ (AFM) – Pilot Study

Magdalena Maria Cieśla; Piotr Cieśla; Agnieszka Żok; Natalia Woźniak; Paulina Wojtyła-Buciora; Ewa Mojs

doi:10.2478/bgbl-2023-0033

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Depression in Adolescents – The Search for Alternative Approaches to the Prevention of Depression Through the ‘Active form of Meditation’ (AFM) – Pilot Study

Biuletyn Głównej Biblioteki Lekarskiej

Volume 56 (2023): Issue 381 (December 2023)

By: Magdalena Maria Cieśla, Piotr Cieśla, Agnieszka Żok, Natalia Woźniak, Paulina Wojtyła-Buciora and Ewa Mojs

Open Access

|Dec 2023

Abstract

Depression is a reason of the most common causes of premature death. Therefore, it becomes crucial, to find simple preventive measures. Many research show that the combination of pharmacotherapy and mind-body interventions is an effective way. The purpose of the pilot study is to analyze the potential use of an active form of meditation for prevention and alleviation of depressive symptoms.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/bgbl-2023-0033 | Journal eISSN: 2956-6851 | Journal ISSN: 0373-174X

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Keywords:

depression,

music therapy,

active form of meditation,

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Biomedical engineering

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