Mindfulness
November 19, 2025
Sebastian Ehmann, Ryan T. Pohlig, Alejandro Chaoul et al.
1 citation
Abstract Objectives As contemplative science continues to evolve, research has shifted from studying the mental health outcomes of brief meditation programs for novice practitioners to investigating traditional meditative paradigms and their associated advanced soteriological aims. However, empirical studies on meditative development remain limited. Methods The present study examined the...
Journal of Palliative Medicine
April 26, 2025
Alyssa A Gonzalez, Gladys Janice Jimenez-Torres, Bryan M Fellman et al.
Introduction: Palliative care professionals experience high levels stress and burnout. Meditation improves stress and well-being, with group interventions more promising than individual-level efforts. This study assessed participation, satisfaction, helpfulness, and integration of a five-minute group meditation during weekly educational rounds. Methods: Seventy clinicians were invited to...
Frontiers in Psychology
July 16, 2024
Mariana Lozada, Enara García, Alejandro Chaoul et al.
Health is frequently addressed from a dualistic perspective that separates mind and body. The biomedical paradigm tends to focus on observable and measurable symptoms, focusing on objective indicators of disease and relegating subjective experience to a mere epiphenomenon. Moreover, the medical system tends to assume that experts must solve health issues while patients passively receive...
BMC Psychology
January 12, 2023
Jennifer E S Beauchamp, Anjail Sharrief, Alejandro Chaoul et al.
Depressive symptoms are a significant psychological complication of stroke, impacting both survivors and informal caregivers of survivors. Randomized controlled trials are needed to determine optimal non-pharmacological strategies to prevent or ameliorate depressive symptoms in stroke survivors and their informal caregivers. A prospective, randomized, parallel-group, single-center, feasibility...
Integrative Cancer Therapies
2023
Gabriel Lopez, Alejandro Chaoul, C. Warneke et al.
Background: We explored the use of a novel smart phone-based application (APP) for delivery and monitoring of meditation to treat mood symptoms experienced by cancer patients Methods: We assessed the feasibility of using a meditation delivery and tracking APP over 2-weeks and its impact on cancer patients’ self-reported anxiety and depression. Outpatients reporting depression and/or anxiety...
Current Psychology
September 28, 2021
Michael J. Gawrysiak, Ryan T. Pohlig, Alejandro Chaoul et al.
3 citations
Abstract Abundant research supports the benefits of participating in mindfulness meditation training programs including Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction and Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy. However, these well researched programs include a narrow range of meditation practices and research to date has minimally examined how home practice associates with favorable outcomes. The present...
Stroke
February 1, 2020
Jennifer E S Beauchamp, Alejandro Chaoul, Stanley G. Cron et al.
Background and Purpose: Despite the high prevalence of post-stroke depression (PSD) and negative impact on stroke survivors (SS) and their informal caregivers ([IC]; e.g., unpaid spouses), treatment of PSD is inadequate. Meditation has been associated with improved psychological outcomes. The purpose of this study was to establish the feasibility and acceptability of a 12-week randomized...
Journal of the American College of Radiology : JACR
May 2019
Chelsea G Ratcliff, Sarah Prinsloo, Alejandro Chaoul et al.
Stereotactic breast biopsy (SBB) is a common, anxiety-producing procedure. Nonpharmacologic methods to manage acute anxiety are needed. In this single-blind trial, women were recruited before SBB and randomized in a 2:2:1 ratio to a single session of guided mindfulness-based meditation (GM; n = 30), focused breathing (FB; n = 30), or standard care (SC; n = 16). Anxiety and pain were assessed at...
Journal of Pain and Symptom Management
February 5, 2018
Gabriel Lopez, Alejandro Chaoul, Catherine Powers-James et al.
Context: Complementary health approaches such as meditation may help improve cancer patient and caregiver symptoms, yet little research has examined the clinical application of these programs. Objectives: We explored the effects of a meditation group class, offered as part of an integrative medicine clinic at a comprehensive cancer center, on patient and caregiver self-reported symptoms....