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Paola Herrera-Mercadal

7 papers in the library · 127 citations · publishing 2013-2021

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Validation of the Spanish Version of the Lucidity and Consciousness in Dreams Scale.

Frontiers in Psychology 2021 Javier García-campayo, Nieves Moyano, Marta Modrego-Alarcón et al. 4 citations

Lucid dreaming, a specific phenomenon of dream consciousness, refers to the experience being aware that one is dreaming. The primary aim of this research was to validate a Spanish version of the Lucidity and Consciousness in Dreams scale (LuCiD). A secondary aim was to explore whether meditation experience and mindfulness trait were related to LuCiD scores. Data from 367 Spanish men (34.6%) and...

Feasibility of the Internet Attachment-Based Compassion Therapy in the General Population: Protocol for an Open-Label Uncontrolled Pilot Trial.

JMIR Research Protocols August 14, 2020 Daniel Campos, Mayte Navarro‐gil, Paola Herrera-Mercadal et al.

Background: Compassion-based interventions delivered over the internet are showing promising results for the promotion of psychological health and well-being. Several studies have highlighted their feasibility, acceptance, and preliminary efficacy. However, this is an incipient field of research, and to the best of our knowledge, there are no data available from Spanish-speaking countries....

Attachment-based compassion therapy and adapted mindfulness-based stress reduction for the treatment of depressive, anxious and adjustment disorders in mental health settings: a randomised controlled clinical trial protocol.

BMJ Open October 8, 2019 Jesus Montero-Marin, Carlos Collado-Navarro, Mayte Navarro‐gil et al.

Introduction: Depressive, anxiety and adjustment disorders are highly prevalent among mental health outpatients. The lack of funding for mental health problems produces inefficient results and a high burden of disease. New cost-effective group interventions aimed at treating these symptoms might be an appropriate solution to reduce the healthcare burden in mental health units. Mindfulness-based...

Efficacy of 8- and 4-Session Mindfulness-Based Interventions in a Non-clinical Population: A Controlled Study

Frontiers in Psychology August 8, 2017 Marcelo Demarzo, Jesus Montero-Marin, Marta Puebla-Guedea et al. 123 citations

Background Many attempts have been made to abbreviate mindfulness programmes in order to make them more accessible for general and clinical populations while maintaining their therapeutic components and efficacy. The aim of this study was to assess the efficacy of an 8-week mindfulness-based intervention (MBI) programme and a 4-week abbreviated version for the improvement of well-being in a...

Psychological Effects of a 1-Month Meditation Retreat on Experienced Meditators: The Role of Non-attachment.

Frontiers in Psychology 2016 Jesus Montero-Marin, Marta Puebla-Guedea, Paola Herrera-Mercadal et al.

Background: There are few studies devoted to assessing the impact of meditation-intensive retreats on the well-being, positive psychology, and personality of experienced meditators. We aimed to assess whether a 1-month Vipassana retreat: (a) would increase mindfulness and well-being; (b) would increase prosocial personality traits; and (c) whether psychological changes would be mediated and/or...

Mindfulness-based mobile applications: literature review and analysis of current features.

JMIR mHealth and uHealth November 1, 2013 Inmaculada Plaza, Marcelo Marcos Piva Demarzo, Paola Herrera-Mercadal et al.

Interest in mindfulness has increased exponentially, particularly in the fields of psychology and medicine. The trait or state of mindfulness is significantly related to several indicators of psychological health, and mindfulness-based therapies are effective at preventing and treating many chronic diseases. Interest in mobile applications for health promotion and disease self-management is...

DOI: 10.2196/mhealth.2733 (opens in new tab) Full text (opens in new tab) Mindfulness Evidence-based medicine Health informatics Mhealth +3