Sarah H Sperber

2 papers in the library · publishing 2018-2022

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An Open Trial of Telephone-Delivered Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy: Feasibility, Acceptability, and Preliminary Efficacy for Reducing Depressive Symptoms.

Cognitive and Behavioral Practice May 2022 Amanda J Shallcross, Zoe T Duberstein, Sarah H Sperber et al.

Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) is a promising intervention for reducing depressive symptoms in individuals with comorbid chronic disease, but the program's attendance demands make it inaccessible to many who might benefit. We tested the feasibility, acceptability, safety, and preliminary efficacy of an abbreviated, telephone-delivered adaptation of the in-person mindfulness-based...

DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpra.2020.12.004 Full text Depression Hypertension Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy Pilot trial +1

Waking up to the problem of sleep: can mindfulness help? A review of theory and evidence for the effects of mindfulness for sleep.

Current Opinion in Psychology October 11, 2018 Amanda J Shallcross, Pallavi Visvanathan, Sarah H Sperber et al.

The high incidence of poor sleep and associated negative health consequences substantiates the need for effective behavioral sleep interventions. We offer an integrative model of sleep disturbance whereby key risk factors for compromised sleep quality and quantity are targeted through mindfulness practice-namely, experiential awareness, attentional control, and acceptance. Theoretical...

DOI: 10.1016/j.copsyc.2018.10.005 Full text Mindfulness Humans Awareness Attention