A randomized controlled clinical trial of a Wim Hof Method intervention in women with high depressive symptoms
Counter to the preregistered predictions, and despite participants' differing expectations, the interventions led to equivalent reductions in depressive symptoms, anxiety symptoms, and perceived stress, which were sustained at three months. They also produced comparable reductions in cortisol reactivity and daily negative affect. However, the WHM condition was associated with greater reduction in reported rumination after daily stressful events than the active control, a finding that needs replication with larger and more diverse samples.
Authors
- Elena Fromer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2181-9499)
- Wendy Berry Mendes (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4453-1201)
- Sylvia S Cheng (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6790-3066)
- Ashley E. Mason (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8744-0185)
- Robin Blades (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8700-5290)
- Joanna Guan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-3842-9640)
- Aric A. Prather (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1302-8283)
- Brian P. Don (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0086-9377)
- Stefanie E Mayer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7041-4434)
- Elissa Epel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8004-2571)
- Rebecca Dileo
- Julia O'Bryan
Institutions
- University of Auckland (NZ)
- University of California, Los Angeles (US)
- University of California, San Francisco (US)
- University of Michigan (US)
- Yale University (US)
- University of California, Davis (US)
- University of California, Berkeley (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Comprehensive Psychoneuroendocrinology
- Published
- 2024-10-24
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cpnec.2024.100272
- Citations
- 4
- Primary Topic
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.56
Funders
- National Institute on Aging