[Link] Mindfulness Exercises Can Support Psychotherapy for Adolescents

Press Release No. 110/202616 October 2026

        Heidelberg researchers demonstrate positive effects of brief interventions on psychological symptoms and the therapeutic alliance
  
        A brief mindfulness exercise at the beginning of a psychotherapy session can have a positive effect on psychological symptoms in adolescent patients. This is the finding of a study conducted at Heidelberg University’s Centre for Psychological Psychotherapy (ZPP) under the direction of Prof. Dr. Johannes Mander and Dr. Julia Kalmar. Adolescents who completed a mindfulness exercise at the beginning of each session experienced a greater reduction in symptoms than those in the comparison group, who received psychotherapy without a standardized session-introduction. The...