Healthcare
June 26, 2026
Sharmistha Roy, Amar Kanekar, Ashis Kumar Biswas et al.
Background/Objectives: University students commonly experience psychological distress driven by academic demands, social transitions, and financial pressures. Mindfulness-based interventions have emerged as scalable approaches to improve mental health. However, evidence comparing their effectiveness across delivery formats remains limited. This systematic review aimed to evaluate the...
Frontiers in Psychology
January 21, 2020
Francesco Chirico, Manoj Sharma, Salvatore Zaffina et al.
IntroductionTeaching is a stressful profession that exposes workers to the risk of burnout. Techniques involving higher mental functions, such as transcendental meditation and prayer, have been used in stress and burnout prevention programs. In this study, we report the results of an experience conducted in a group of teachers of a religious institute, in which prayer was used as a technique to...
Journal of Evidence-Based Complementary & Alternative Medicine
April 1, 2017
Sarah E. Rush, Manoj Sharma
Cancer is acknowledged as a source of stress for many individuals, often leading to suffering, which can be long-lasting. Mindfulness-based stress reduction offers an effective way of reducing stress among cancer patients by combining mindfulness meditation and yoga in an 8-week training program. The purpose of this study was to inspect studies from October 2009 to November 2015 and examine...
Journal of Evidence-Based Complementary & Alternative Medicine
July 22, 2014
Manoj Sharma, Sarah E. Rush
343 citations
Stress is a global public health problem with several negative health consequences, including anxiety, depression, cardiovascular disease, and suicide. Mindfulness-based stress reduction offers an effective way of reducing stress by combining mindfulness meditation and yoga in an 8-week training program. The purpose of this study was to look at studies from January 2009 to January 2014 and...