Psychol Addict Behav
October 26, 2017
Adam D. Wilson, Corey Roos, Charles S. Robinson et al.
42 citations
Mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs) are increasingly used to treat addictive behaviors, with over a dozen protocols now available. This review outlines the evidence for their efficacy and the mechanisms thought to underlie their effects. It also identifies unresolved implementation issues, including a lack of clear guidelines for training providers, adapting the traditional two-hour closed-cohort group format, delivering MBIs one-on-one, timing interventions at different stages of behavior change, using technology-based platforms, and enabling precision medicine. The authors suggest specific research directions to increase access to MBIs for clinicians and clients.
Scientific Reports
November 24, 2023
Robert Palmer, Corey Roos, Nilofar Vafaie et al.
26 citations
A single session of mindfulness meditation, whether 10 or 20 minutes, increases state mindfulness more than listening to a National Geographic article. The 10-minute meditation produced a greater increase in state mindfulness than its control, but there was no difference between the 10- and 20-minute meditation groups. People with lower trait mindfulness benefited more from meditation versus control in terms of state mindfulness. Among those with high trait mindfulness, the 20-minute meditation led to greater reductions in state anxiety than the 10-minute one. Overall, dose-response effects were minimal, suggesting 10 and 20 minutes of meditation improve state mindfulness comparably.
European eating disorders review : the journal of the Eating Disorders Association
May 11, 2025
Margaret Sala, Corey Roos, Hedy Kober et al.
4 citations
A single-session digital intervention combining cognitive behavioural therapy and mindfulness training for binge-eating disorder was tested in 21 adults. All participants completed the 60-minute program and rated its usability, satisfaction, engagement, visual appeal, understandability, helpfulness, and desire to continue as excellent—averaging above four on a five-point scale. At one-month follow-up, participants showed large reductions in binge eating episodes and binge eating scale scores, and medium reductions in overall eating disorder symptoms. The pilot suggests the single session is acceptable, feasible, and preliminarily effective for reducing binge eating.
Research Square
March 14, 2023
Robert Palmer, Corey Roos, Nilofar Vafaie et al.
1 citation
A single session of mindfulness meditation, whether 10 or 20 minutes, increases state mindfulness more than listening to a National Geographic article. Ten minutes of meditation was sufficient to produce this effect, and extending the session to 20 minutes did not yield additional gains. For people with lower trait mindfulness, meditation boosted state mindfulness more than the control. Among those with high trait mindfulness, a 20-minute session led to greater reductions in state anxiety than a 10-minute session. The minimal dose-response relationships suggest that 10 and 20 minutes of meditation improve state mindfulness to a similar degree.