AIDS and behavior
June 1, 2024
Judith T. Moskowitz, Brijesh Sharma, Shireen Javandel et al.
2 citations
The growing number of people aging with HIV represents a group vulnerable to the symptom burdens of HIV-associated neurocognitive disorder (HAND). Among younger groups, Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) has been shown to help people living with HIV manage HIV-related and other life stress, and although there is some theoretical and empirical evidence that it may be effective among those...
Trials
February 17, 2023
Inger Burnett-Zeigler, Elayne Zhou, Jennifer H Martinez et al.
Mindfulness-based interventions have been shown to improve psychological outcomes including stress, anxiety, and depression in general population studies. However, effectiveness has not been sufficiently examined in racially and ethnically diverse community-based settings. We will evaluate the effectiveness and implementation of a mindfulness-based intervention on depressive symptoms among...
Brain, Behavior, and Immunity
October 2018
Frederick M Hecht, Judith T. Moskowitz, Patricia J Moran et al.
Evidence links depression and stress to more rapid progression of HIV-1 disease. We conducted a randomized controlled trial to test whether an intervention aimed at improving stress management and emotion regulation, mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR), would improve immunological (i.e. CD4+ T-cell counts) and psychological outcomes in persons with HIV-1 infection. We randomly assigned...
Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice
August 13, 2016
Inger Burnett-Zeigler, Maureen D Satyshur, Sunghyun Hong et al.
Background: In this study we examine the feasibility and preliminary effectiveness of mindfulness based stress reduction adapted for delivery in an urban Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC). Methods: Thirty-one African- American adult women ages 18-65 with depressive symptoms enrolled to participate in an 8-week mindfulness group intervention. The primary outcome (depression) and secondary...
Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences
August 1, 2009
Elissa S Epel, Jennifer Daubenmier, Judith T. Moskowitz et al.
324 citations
Understanding the malleable determinants of cellular aging is critical to understanding human longevity. Telomeres may provide a pathway for exploring this question. Telomeres are the protective caps at the ends of chromosomes. The length of telomeres offers insight into mitotic cell and possibly organismal longevity. Telomere length has now been linked to chronic stress exposure and...