This is a protocol for a Cochrane Review (Intervention). The objectives are as follows:

1. To review the efficacy of mind and body therapies in comparison to standard care

2. To review the efficacy of mind and body therapies in comparison to an attention placebo

3. To review the comparative efficacy of different types of mind and body therapies

4. To compare the efficacy of mind and body therapies at 1, 3 and 6 month follow‐up