Journal of Clinical Psychology
August 29, 2026
Julia Kalmar, Ines Baumann, Elena Schleiting et al.
ABSTRACT Objectives Mindfulness is increasingly being implemented in child and adolescent therapy. However, little is known about its effectiveness in individual settings within a clinical outpatient context. We investigated the effects of session‐introducing mindfulness interventions (IG‐M) compared to session‐introducing relaxation interventions (CG‐R) and no standardized session‐introduction...
Depression and Anxiety
2024
Luise Pruessner, Christina Timm, Julia Kalmar et al.
22 citations
The global prevalence of depression and anxiety disorders underscores the need for a more profound comprehension of effective treatments. Mindfulness has shown promise in enhancing treatment outcomes and preventing relapse in these conditions, but the underlying mechanisms remain poorly understood. This study examined the role of emotion regulation as a mediator in the relationship between...
Counselling and Psychotherapy Research
February 7, 2023
Julia Kalmar, Charlotte Bressler, Elena Gruber et al.
3 citations
Abstract Objectives Mindfulness may be a helpful tool to enhance psychotherapists' self‐care and intrapersonal skills. To gain deeper knowledge about how to improve mindfulness skills in child and adolescent psychotherapists, we investigated the impact of two mindfulness‐based workshops and a self‐experience interval (individual homework practice of mindfulness exercises) on quantitative and...
Mindfulness
April 29, 2019
Johannes Michalak, Catherine Crane, C. Germer et al.
ObjectivesMindfulness-based interventions (MBIs) like mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) and mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) teach mindfulness in a group-based format. Empirical research has shown that many therapists working in individual therapy integrate mindfulness practices (e.g., body scan, sitting meditation) into their treatments. However, research on this topic is in...
Journal of Clinical Psychology
October 8, 2018
Johannes Mander, Paul Blanck, Andreas B. Neubauer et al.
56 citations
OBJECTIVE: There is scarce research on the effects of mindfulness in individual therapy. As many practitioners integrate mindfulness exercises into individual therapy, empirical evidence is of high clinical relevance. METHOD: We investigated the effects of a session-introducing intervention with mindfulness elements (SIIME) in a randomized, controlled design. The effects of SIIME on therapeutic...
Psychological Science
June 22, 2018
Jochen E Gebauer, Andreas D Nehrlich, Dagmar Stahlberg et al.
Mind-body practices enjoy immense public and scientific interest. Yoga and meditation are highly popular. Purportedly, they foster well-being by curtailing self-enhancement bias. However, this "ego-quieting" effect contradicts an apparent psychological universal, the self-centrality principle. According to this principle, practicing any skill renders that skill self-central, and self-centrality...
BMC Psychology
July 17, 2015
Johannes Mander, Paula Kröger, Thomas Heidenreich et al.
Background: Mindfulness has its origins in an Eastern Buddhist tradition that is over 2500 years old and can be defined as a specific form of attention that is non-judgmental, purposeful, and focused on the present moment. It has been well established in cognitive-behavior therapy in the last decades, while it has been investigated in manualized group settings such as mindfulness-based stress...