Table 1.
Participant information.
| Groups | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Label | Levels | MBLM | MINIMAL | TAU |
| Age | Mean (SD) | 49.1 (11.1) | 51.0 (12.7) | 45.0 (11.1) |
| Gender | Female | 21 (77.8) | 21 (77.8) | 23 (85.2) |
| Male | 6 (22.2) | 6 (22.2) | 4 (14.8) | |
| Cigarettes per day | Mean (SD) | 2.7 (6.0) | 6.0 (7.7) | 4.2 (6.8) |
| Alcoholic bev. per week | Mean (SD) | 1.1 (1.6) | 1.8 (3.3) | 1.2 (1.8) |
| Depression type | First Episode | 10 (37.0) | 11 (40.7) | 10 (37.0) |
| Recurrent episodes | 17 (63.0) | 16 (59.3) | 17 (63.0) | |
| Years since first episode | Mean (SD) | 6.4 (7.9) | 8.2 (8.1) | 10.1 (8.5) |
| ACE ≥ 4 | No | 19 (73.1) | 19 (76.0) | 17 (73.9) |
| Yes | 7 (26.9) | 6 (24.0) | 6 (26.1) | |
| Months of psychotherapy | Mean (SD) | 25.1 (27.0) | 24.1 (29.1) | 30.4 (29.7) |
ACE, Adverse Childhood Events; MBLM, Meditation Based Lifestyle Modification; MINIMAL, Drug continuation therapy; TAU, Treatment as usual.