University of Cambridge, The University of Melbourne
45 papers in the library · 1,477 citations · publishing 2012-2026
PLoS One July 17, 2024 Julieta Galante, Jesus Montero-Marin, Maris Vainre et al. 8 citations
Altered states of consciousness caused by a mindfulness-based programme up to a year later: Results from a randomised controlled trial.
Scientific Reports July 1, 2024 Jonathan N. Davies, Anna Faschinger, Julieta Galante et al. 45 citations
Meditation, yoga, guided imagery, and progressive relaxation are promoted as complementary approaches for health and wellbeing in the United States, but their uptake by different sociodemographic groups is unclear. This study assessed the prevalence and 20 year trends in the use of these practices in US adults between 2002-2022. We examined practice use and associations with sociodemographic...
Mindfulness June 1, 2024 Nicholas T. Dam, Jessica Targett, Alex Burger et al. 9 citations
Objectives Meditation is increasingly popular, and yet studies of meditation-related adverse effects, or experiences of unusual psychological states, have mostly focused on those of extremely unpleasant or pleasant nature, respectively, despite the wide range of possible experiences. We aimed to create an instrument to capture meditation-related experiences of varied intensity and subjective...
Mindfulness May 1, 2024 Malcolm Wright, Julieta Galante, J. S. Corneille et al.
Adoption of potentially consciousness-altering practices may be leading to a rise in emergent phenomena (EP): sudden unusual mental or somatic experiences often interpreted as spiritual, mystical, energetic, or magical in nature. It is unclear how frequently these altered states of consciousness occur and what the clinical implications may be. Anecdotal accounts and prior literature suggest...
BMJ mental health February 28, 2024 Maris Vainre, Tim Dalgleish, Peter Watson et al. 1 citation
Mindfulness-based programmes (MBPs) are increasingly offered at work, often in online self-guided format. However, the evidence on MBPs' effect on work performance (WP) is inconsistent. This pragmatic randomised controlled feasibility trial assessed procedural uncertainties, intervention acceptability and preliminary effect sizes of an MBP on WP, relative to an alternative intervention. 241...
PLoS One 2024 Erik Jönhagen, Tim Wood, Maria Niemi et al. 5 citations
With the increasing interest in mindfulness practices within clinical as well as non-clinical settings and the increasing body of research on the positive effects of mindfulness, concerns have been raised that mindfulness might also produce adverse effects including intense experiences and psychosis. The aim of this study was to investigate if intense experiences occur as a natural part of...
BMJ Open November 23, 2023 Adam P. Wagner, Julieta Galante, Géraldine Dufour et al. 7 citations
Cost-effectiveness of providing university students with a mindfulness-based intervention to reduce psychological distress: economic evaluation of a pragmatic randomised controlled trial.
Nature. Mental health July 10, 2023 Julieta Galante, Claire Friedrich, Napaporn Aeamla-Or et al. 102 citations
Mindfulness-based programmes (MBPs) are widely used to prevent mental ill-health that is becoming the leading global cause of morbidity. Evidence suggests beneficial average effects but wide variability. We aimed to confirm the effect of MBPs on psychological distress, and to understand whether and how baseline distress, gender, age, education, and dispositional mindfulness modify the effect of...
June 23, 2023 Nicholas Bowles, Jonathan N. Davies, Sarah Strohmaier et al. 10 citations preprint
Mindfulness meditation is now practiced broadly in both religious and secular contexts, with numerous studies indicating potential benefits across a range of psychosocial domains. However, despite significant research effort, we still know little about dose-response effects – how frequently or for how longindividuals might need to practice mindfulness meditation to achieve certain practice...
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health April 14, 2023 Anum Sarfraz, Salma Siddiqui, Julieta Galante et al. 14 citations
The rise in mental health concerns of university students is causing a serious hinderance to their wellbeing, impeding their functioning. The socio-economic and political friction in low- and middle-income countries adds to their vulnerability and calls for a cost-effective indigenous intervention. Consequently, this study aimed to inform a large definitive trial by assessing the feasibility...
Mindfulness April 13, 2023 Julieta Galante, Andrea Grabovac, Malcolm Wright et al. 82 citations
Abstract Millions of people globally have learned mindfulness meditation with the goal of improving health and well-being outcomes in both clinical and non-clinical contexts. An estimated half of these practitioners follow mindfulness teachers’ recommendations to continue regular meditation after completion of initial instruction, but it is unclear whether benefits are strengthened by regular...
Psychological Medicine December 7, 2020 Nicholas T. van Dam, Julieta Galante 19 citations
In a recent study of harm following the completion of mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) programs, the authors used a large observational dataset (n = 2155), alongside the active arm (n = 156) and wait-list arm (n = 118) of several amalgamated randomized controlled trials The authors interpret their results as 'strong evidence that MBSR is no more harmful than no treatment' (p. 8). While...
Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health September 10, 2020 Julieta Galante, Jan Stochl, Géraldine Dufour et al. 69 citations
BACKGROUND: There is concern that increasing demand for student mental health services reflects deteriorating student well-being. We designed a pragmatic, parallel, single-blinded randomised controlled trial hypothesising that providing mindfulness courses to university students would promote their resilience to stress up to a year later. Here we present 1-year follow-up outcomes. METHODS:...
The Lancet Public Health December 18, 2017 Julieta Galante, Géraldine Dufour, Maris Vainre et al. 508 citations
BACKGROUND: The rising number of young people going to university has led to concerns about an increasing demand for student mental health services. We aimed to assess whether provision of mindfulness courses to university students would improve their resilience to stress. METHODS: We did this pragmatic randomised controlled trial at the University of Cambridge, UK. Students aged 18 years or...
Frontiers in Human Neuroscience December 15, 2017 Tom B. Mole, Julieta Galante, Iona C. Walker et al. 6 citations
For millennia, humans have focused their attention on the breath to develop mindfulness, but finding a scientific way to harness mindful breathing has proven elusive. Existing attempts to objectively measure and feedback on mindfulness have relied on specialist external hardware including electroencephalograms or respirometers that have been impractical for the majority of people learning to...
Apollo (University of Cambridge) November 17, 2016 Peter Jones, Géraldine Dufour, Julieta Galante et al. 1 citation
The University of Cambridge and the National Institute for Health Research and Collaboration for Leadership in Applied Health Research and Care (NIHR CLAHRC), East of England, are currently undertaking research into the effectiveness of mindfulness as a way of combatting student stress. In this article, various stakeholders in the project describe its purpose, its focus, and the delivery of...
BMJ Open November 1, 2016 Julieta Galante, Géraldine Dufour, Alice Benton et al. 46 citations
INTRODUCTION: Levels of stress in UK university students are high, with an increase in the proportion of students seeking help in recent years. Academic pressure is reported as a major trigger. Mindfulness training has been shown to reduce stress and is popular among students, but its effectiveness in this context needs to be ascertained. In this pragmatic randomised controlled trial, we...
Applied Psychology Health and Well-Being June 23, 2016 Julieta Galante, Marie‐jet Bekkers, Clive Mitchell et al. 55 citations
BACKGROUND: Evidence suggests that facilitating empathy could improve individuals' well-being. Loving-kindness meditation (LKM) could be a facilitator, and online delivery a cost-effective format. METHODS: We conducted an internet-based randomised controlled trial recruiting 809 adults to test whether an LKM course improves well-being through evoking pleasant emotions, psychological resources,...
Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology June 30, 2014 Julieta Galante, Ignacio Galante, Marie‐jet Bekkers et al. 379 citations
OBJECTIVE: Kindness-based meditation (KBM) is a rubric covering meditation techniques developed to elicit kindness in a conscious way. Some techniques, for example, loving-kindness meditation and compassion meditation, have been included in programs aimed at improving health and well-being. Our aim was to systematically review and meta-analyze the evidence available from randomized controlled...
Journal of Research in Nursing November 29, 2012 Julieta Galante, Sarah Iribarren, Patricia F. Pearce 78 citations
OBJECTIVE: Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) is a programme developed to prevent depression relapse, but has been applied for other disorders. Our objective was to systematically review and meta-analyse the evidence on the effectiveness and safety of MBCT for the treatment of mental disorders. METHODS: Searches were completed in CENTRAL, MEDLINE, EMBASE, LILACS, PsychINFO, and...