- Jan
- 16
- 2024
Mindfulness Meditation for Anxiety: As good as a drug? Clinical, neuroimaging, and endocrine findings
Meditation training shows promise for alleviating anxiety and stress symptoms, but a rigorous trial methodology is necessary to assess its effectiveness and determine how it compares to other treatments. In this talk, Dr. Hoge will present research findings that address the capability of mindfulness meditation training for anxiety, stress, depression, and resilience in the psychiatric setting, including exploration into biological processes associated with anxiety and resilience, such as stress hormones and neuroimaging. Large randomized, controlled clinical trial results that address whether mindfulness meditation training could be equivalent to an antidepressant when compared head-to-head will be included.
About Speaker
Dr. Hoge completed psychiatry residency training and a research fellowship at the Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. She is a Professor of Psychiatry at Georgetown University Medical Center and the Georgetown University Anxiety Disorders Research Program Director. Her research focuses on treatments for anxiety disorders, including medication, psychotherapy, and mindfulness, and the examination of biomarkers of anxiety, stress, and trauma. She is on the Scientific Council of the Anxiety and Depression Association of America, and her work has appeared in the Washington Post, NPR, and NBC Nightly News.