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Samantha Hurst

2 papers in the library · publishing 2020

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Pilot Study of Compassion Meditation Training to Improve Well-being Among Older Adults

Clinical Gerontologist November 12, 2020 Anne Malaktaris, Ariel J Lang, Pollyanna Casmar et al.

ABSTRACT Objectives Compassion meditation (CM) training has demonstrated potential in improving well-being and psychosocial functioning. However, most prior studies of CM training have focused on younger adults. The generalizability of the effectiveness of CM training with older adults requires further study. This pilot study was intended to inform future randomized controlled studies of CM...

Compassion Meditation for Veterans with Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD): a Nonrandomized Study.

Mindfulness 2020 Ariel J Lang, Pollyanna Casmar, Samantha Hurst et al.

Compassion meditation (CM) is a contemplative practice that is intended to cultivate the ability to extend and sustain compassion toward self and others. Although research documents the benefits of CM in healthy populations, its use in the context of psychopathology is largely unexamined. The purpose of this study was to refine and initially evaluate a CM protocol, Cognitively Based Compassion...