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Narayan Brach

2 papers in the library · 116 citations · publishing 2013-2014

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Change in Brainstem Gray Matter Concentration Following a Mindfulness-Based Intervention is Correlated with Improvement in Psychological Well-Being

Frontiers in Human Neuroscience 2014 Omar Singleton, Britta K. Hölzel, Mark Vangel et al. 116 citations

Individuals can improve their levels of psychological well-being (PWB) through utilization of psychological interventions, including the practice of mindfulness meditation, which is defined as the non-judgmental awareness of experiences in the present moment. We recently reported that an 8-week-mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) course lead to increases in gray matter concentration in...

DOI: 10.3389/fnhum.2014.00033 (opens in new tab) Pons Brainstem Tegmentum Mindfulness-based stress reduction +9

Mindfulness and self-compassion in generalized anxiety disorder: examining predictors of disability.

Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine September 23, 2013 Elizabeth A Hoge, Britta K. Hölzel, Luana Marques et al.

Generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) is a condition characterized by worry and physiological arousal symptoms that causes significant disabilities in patients' lives. In order to improve psychotherapeutic interventions, a careful characterization of the deficiencies of this population as well as factors that ameliorate disability is crucial. Variables that have not traditionally been the focus of...