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Alice Shires

5 papers in the library · 37 citations · publishing 2020-2026

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Predicting Treatment Outcomes, Attrition, and Enrolment Suitability in Mindfulness-integrated Cognitive Behavior Therapy: Machine Learning and Survival Analyses

July 18, 2026 Sarah Strohmaier, Bruno Cayoun, Alice Shires et al. preprint

Objectives: Mindfulness-integrated Cognitive Behavior Therapy (MiCBT) is an evidence-based, structured, transdiagnostic program. This study investigated three interrelated questions: (a) which characteristics predict initial enrolment suitability following intake assessment. (b) which baseline characteristics predict clinical improvement during MiCBT, (c) which characteristics predict treatment...

DOI: 10.31234/osf.io/gzahr_v1 (opens in new tab) Distress Life satisfaction Logistic regression Depression economics +10

The Effectiveness of Mindfulness-Based Interventions for Depressive Symptoms and Their Relationship to Interoceptive Awareness: A Systematic Review.

Alpha psychiatry December 1, 2025 Samantha Knep, Alice Shires 1 citation

This systematic review aimed to investigate the effectiveness of mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs) in treating depression, enhancing interoceptive awareness (IA), and whether IA mediates this relationship. In August 2024, a comprehensive literature search was conducted in web-based medical and psychological databases, including PsycINFO, MEDLINE, and Scopus, following the Preferred...

Barriers and Facilitators to Meditation: Empirical Research Qualitative

OBM Integrative and Complementary Medicine June 23, 2025 Angela Cheng, Xanthe Lea, Alice Shires 1 citation

This study aims to investigate the barriers and facilitators to meditation in the general population. This research is significant because understanding these factors can inform the design of more effective public mental health interventions and support the integration of meditation into daily life. A qualitative thematic analysis was conducted on the qualitative component of wider survey...

DOI: 10.21926/obm.icm.2502026 (opens in new tab) Full text (opens in new tab) Meditation Qualitative research Empirical research Psychotherapist +2

Co-emergence Reinforcement and Its Relevance to Interoceptive Desensitization in Mindfulness and Therapies Aiming at Transdiagnostic Efficacy

Frontiers in Psychology December 22, 2020 Bruno A. Cayoun, Alice G. Shires 35 citations

Interoception, the ability to feel the body's internal sensations, is an essential aspect of emotional experience. There is mounting evidence that interoception is impaired in common mental health disorders and that poor interoceptive awareness is a major contributor to emotional reactivity, calling for clinical interventions to address this deficit. The manuscript presents a comprehensive...

Differential effectiveness of pharmacotherapy and Mindfulness-integrated Cognitive Behavior Therapy (MiCBT) in suicidal adults following hospitalization

Fateh Sohrabi, Golnia Saed, Alice Shires et al. preprint

Abstract Backgrounds: Suicidality can emerge from psychiatric disorders, illness-related distress, grief, functional impairments, and medication adverse effects, where symptom-reduction treatments tend to take precedence over the cultivation of insight. This pilot trial evaluates the potential benefits of Mindfulness-integrated Cognitive Behavior Therapy (MiCBT) to promote whole-person mental...