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...
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...