Frontiers in Psychology
September 1, 2023
Andrea Poli, Francesco Cappellini, Josephine Sala et al.
45 citations
Dissociative disorders (DDs) are characterized by a discontinuity in the normal integration of consciousness, memory, identity, emotion, perception, bodily representation, motor control, and action. The life-threatening coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has been identified as a potentially traumatic event and may produce a wide range of mental health problems, such as depression,...
Behavioral Science
March 1, 2022
Andrea Poli, A. G. Maremmani, Angelo Gemignani et al.
Mindfulness is a mental state that can be achieved through meditation. So far, studies have shown that practicing mindfulness on a consistent and regular basis can improve attentional functions and emotional well-being. Mindfulness has recently begun to be used in the field of child development. The goal of this study is to assess if a mindfulness program may help primary school students in...
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
November 1, 2021
Andrea Poli, Angelo Gemignani, F. Soldani et al.
21 citations
Baseline respiratory sinus arrhythmia (RSA) has been proposed as a transdiagnostic biomarker of stress vulnerability across psychopathologies, and a reliable association between PTSD, OCD and lower resting RSA was found. Contemplative practices have been linked to the activation of the vagus as well as to an increased RSA that, according to the polyvagal theory, reflects the activation of the...
Frontiers in Psychology
July 31, 2020
Ciro Conversano, Rebecca Ciacchini, Graziella Orrù et al.
Health care professionals (HCPs) are a population at risk for high levels of burnout and compassion fatigue. The aim of the present systematic review was to give an overview on recent literature about mindfulness and compassion characteristics of HCPs, while exploring the effectiveness of techniques, involving the two aspects, such as MBSR or mindfulness intervention and compassion...