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Kohki Arimitsu

2 papers in the library · 70 citations · publishing 2015-2025

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A Randomized Controlled Pilot Study on the Effects of Loving-Kindness and Mindfulness Meditation (LKM) on Patients in a Sterile Isolation Room to Improve Their Mood Status

Japanese Journal of Complementary and Alternative Medicine August 31, 2025 Shinobu Yamada, Kohki Arimitsu, Momoko Buyo et al.

Objective: This study investigates the effectiveness of the Loving-Kindness and Mindfulness Meditation (LKM) therapy in improving mood states of hematologic malignancy patients in a sterile isolation room.A randomized controlled trial was conducted, with the POMS2 Japanese version used to assess mood state improvement.Methods: The final number of participants in this study was nine...

Loving-Kindness Meditation to Target Affect in Mood Disorders: A Proof-of-Concept Study

Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2015 Stefan G Hofmann, Nicola Petrocchi, James Steinberg et al. 70 citations

Conventional treatments for mood disorders primarily focus on reducing negative affect, but little on enhancing positive affect. Loving-kindness meditation (LKM) is a traditional meditation practice directly oriented toward enhancing unconditional and positive emotional states of kindness towards oneself and others. We report here two independent and uncontrolled studies carried out at...