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eCAM Advance Access published online on May 27, 2009
eCAM, doi:10.1093/ecam/nep043
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© 2009 The Author(s).
This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.0/uk/) which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

Dejian Mind-Body Intervention on Depressive Mood of Community-Dwelling Adults: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Agnes S. Chan1,2, Mei-chun Cheung3, Wilson J. Tsui1, Sophia L. Sze1,2 and Dejian Shi4

1Department of Psychology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong,2Integrative Neuropsychological Rehabilitation Centre, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong,3Institute of Textiles and Clothing, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong and 4Henan Songshan Research Institute of Chanwuyi, Province of Henan, China

The present study evaluated the effectiveness of a short-term mind-body intervention program on improving the depressive mood of an adult community sample. Forty adult volunteers with various degrees of depressive mood were randomly assigned to the experimental group (Dejian Mind-Body Intervention, DMBI) and control group (Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy, CBT). For each group, a total of four 90-min weekly sessions were conducted. Treatment-related changes were measured using the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI-II), an electroencephalographic indicator of positive affect (i.e. prefrontal activation asymmetry), and self-report ratings on physical health. Results indicated that both the DMBI and the CBT group demonstrated significant reduction in depressive mood. However, among individuals with moderate to severe depressive mood at baseline, only those in the DMBI but not the CBT group showed significant reduction in depressive mood. Besides, only the DMBI group demonstrated a significant increase in prefrontal activation asymmetry, suggesting increase in positive affect. While most psychological therapies for depressive mood normally take several months to show treatment effect, the present findings provided initial data suggesting that the DMBI was effective in improving depressive mood of community adults after 1 month of training.

Keywords: mind-body intervention – Chan practice – depressive mood – electroencephalography – cognitive behavioral therapy

For reprints and all correspondence: Agnes S. Chan, Department of Psychology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, N.T., Hong Kong SAR. Tel: +852-2609-6654; Fax: +852-2603-5019; E-mail: aschan{at}psy.cuhk.edu.hk

Received January 22, 2009; accepted April 23, 2009


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