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Sarah Herbert

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Exploring an intensive meditation intervention for incarcerated youth

Child and Adolescent Mental Health February 11, 2013 Elizabeth S. Barnert, Samuel Himelstein, Sarah Herbert et al. 50 citations

BACKGROUND: We examined the experiences of incarcerated adolescent males (N = 29) who participated in a one-day meditation retreat and 10-week meditation programme. METHOD: Self-report surveys assessing mindfulness, self-regulation, impulsivity and stress; behavioural assessments; and focus group data were examined. RESULTS: We observed significantly higher scores in self-regulation (p = .012)...