By Ellen E. Lee, MD^1,2,3,7; Katherine J. Bangen, PhD^1,2,7; Julie A. Avanzino, BA^1,3,7; et al. 

JAMA Psychiatry. 2020;77(9):925-935. doi:10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2020.0821

Question  How effective are interventions to enhance individual components of wisdom?

Findings  Despite heterogeneity of studies and publication bias, this meta-analysis and meta-regression found that interventions to enhance prosocial behaviors, emotional regulation, and spirituality were generally effective, especially among older participants.

Meaning  Per this analysis, interventions to enhance prosocial behaviors, emotional regulation, and spirituality are effective in a proportion of individuals with mental or physical illnesses and people from the community.

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