Research published in Journal of clinical psychology in medical settings

"Coming Correct": Conducting Community Engagement Studios to Adapt Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy for the Chronic Pain-Depression Comorbidity Among Older Black Adults.

Journal of clinical psychology in medical settings June 1, 2026 Tony V Pham, Kozbi Bayne, Defne Yucebas et al.

Older Black adults experience disproportionately high rates of chronic pain (CP) and depression, yet inequities in access, recognition, and culturally resonant treatment persist. Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) is an evidence-based group intervention for depression with emerging promise for CP. However, adaptations for older Black adults with comorbid CP-depression remain...

DOI: 10.1007/s10880-026-10153-0 Full text Depression African americans Chronic pain Community-engaged research +1

Mindful Self-Compassion to Reduce Pain Interference Among Adults with Osteogenesis Imperfecta.

Journal of clinical psychology in medical settings August 14, 2025 Amena Sediqi, Roya Al-Khalili, Saunya Dover et al.

Between 60 and 80% of adults with osteogenesis imperfecta (OI) experience chronic pain and associated interference. Currently available pain therapies often provide marginal efficacy. Mindful self-compassion (MSC) has emerged as a promising intervention for coping with chronic pain. We conducted a single-center 8-week pilot intervention study to assess the feasibility and acceptability of a MSC...

DOI: 10.1007/s10880-025-10092-2 Full text Mindfulness Humans Osteogenesis imperfecta Feasibility studies +11

The Effect of Mindfulness on Posttraumatic Growth of Mothers of Premature Infants Admitted to Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.

Journal of clinical psychology in medical settings March 2024 Fatemeh Ghaedi-Heidari, Masoomeh Izadi, Seyedhamid Seyedbagheri et al.

The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) on Posttraumatic Growth (PTG) in mothers of premature infants admitted to the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) in Iran. Sixty mothers were selected by convenience sampling and assigned to the intervention and control groups. The intervention group received two MBSR sessions each week over the...

DOI: 10.1007/s10880-023-09961-5 Full text Mindfulness Mothers Newborn Posttraumatic growth +1

The Effects of Mindfulness Interventions on Fibromyalgia in Adults aged 65 and Older: A Window to Effective Therapy.

Journal of clinical psychology in medical settings September 2023 Dvir Fonia, Daniela Aisenberg

Pain usually receives insufficient attention by individuals due to the misconception that pain is a natural consequence of aging. For persons aged 65 and older, a disease requiring further research is fibromyalgia, characterized by chronic pain without clear pathology. Mind-body therapies like mindfulness are beneficial for this population as they affect psychological and biological aspects of...

DOI: 10.1007/s10880-022-09911-7 Full text Mindfulness Aging Chronic pain Fibromyalgia +1

Hybrid Delivery of Mindfulness Meditation and Perceived Stress in Pediatric Resident Physicians: A Randomized Clinical Trial of In-Person and Digital Mindfulness Meditation.

Journal of clinical psychology in medical settings June 2023 Denise R Purdie, Myke Federman, Alan Chin et al.

Physicians are experiencing epidemic levels of work-related stress and burnout. Determine efficacy of mindfulness meditation delivered as a hybrid (in-person and digital) format to reduce perceived stress in pediatric residents. Pediatric residents (n = 66) were block randomized to a hybrid Mindful Awareness Practices (MAPs) intervention, comprised of one in-person 60-min session and 6-week...

DOI: 10.1007/s10880-022-09896-3 Full text Mindfulness Burnout Digital Resident education +2

The Comparative Efficacy of Unified Transdiagnostic Protocol (UP) and Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Protocol (MBSR) on Emotion Regulation and Uncertainty Intolerance in Infertile Women Receiving IVF.

Journal of clinical psychology in medical settings October 30, 2022 Abbas Masjedi-Arani, Sedighe Hosseini, Shahab Lotfinia et al.

Some emotional and social aspects of infertility affect the response of the infertile women to the treatment. The purpose of this study was to compare the efficacy of unified transdiagnostic protocol (UP) and mindfulness-based stress reduction protocol (MBSR) on emotion regulation and uncertainty intolerance in infertile women receiving IVF. Forty-five infertile women with symptoms of anxiety...

DOI: 10.1007/s10880-022-09917-1 Full text Mindfulness Mbsr Humans Infertility, female +9

Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction for Coronary Artery Disease Patients: Potential Improvements in Mastery and Depressive Symptoms.

Journal of clinical psychology in medical settings September 2022 Oskar Lundgren, Peter Garvin, Lennart Nilsson et al.

Depressive symptoms after coronary events are associated with a worse prognosis. When changing the focus from psychopathology towards a resilience framework, treatments such as mindfulness meditation could offer novel ways to address psychological distress among coronary artery disease (CAD) patients. We studied the feasibility of mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) for CAD patients with...

DOI: 10.1007/s10880-021-09822-z Full text Depression Mindfulness Coronary artery disease Mastery +1

Mindfulness and Relaxation-Based Interventions to Reduce Parental Stress, Anxiety and/or Depressive Symptoms in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit: A Systematic Review

Journal of clinical psychology in medical settings August 19, 2022 K. H. Ginsberg, Jane M Alsweiler, Mohsen Alyami et al.

Parents with infants in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) experience high levels of stress, anxiety, and depression. Mindfulness and relaxation-based interventions are effective in reducing distress in the general postpartum population. The aim of this systematic review was to evaluate whether mindfulness and/or relaxation-based interventions reduce stress, anxiety, and depression in NICU...

DOI: 10.1007/s10880-022-09902-8 Full text

Effects of Mindfulness-Based Therapy for Cancer Patients: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.

Journal of clinical psychology in medical settings June 2022 Li-Ying Lin, Li-Hua Lin, Ghao-Ling Tzeng et al.

This meta-analysis was a systematic review of evidence on the effects of mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) and mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) on quality of life (QOL), pain, fatigue, anxiety, and depression in cancer patients. Until July 2020, PubMed, Cochrane Library, and Embase were searched for randomized controlled trials (RCTs). The study included 18 RCTs. The MBSR/MBCT...

DOI: 10.1007/s10880-022-09862-z Full text Anxiety Depression Fatigue Mindfulness-based therapy +1

A Qualitative Exploration into Experiences and Attitudes Regarding Psychosocial Challenges, Self-compassion, and Mindfulness in a Population of Adults with Cystic Fibrosis.

Journal of clinical psychology in medical settings February 11, 2022 Sophia Kauser, Rebecca Keyte, Michail Mantzios et al.

To investigate the current psychosocial challenges faced by adults with Cystic Fibrosis (CF), while exploring attitudes and experiences of mindfulness and self-compassion. Mindfulness and self-compassion are important resources for supporting psychological and physical well-being, yet there is limited research exploring these positive psychology concepts in CF literature. Twenty UK domiciled...

DOI: 10.1007/s10880-022-09859-8 Full text Mindfulness Humans Cystic fibrosis Attitude +5

Theoretical Rationale and Case Illustration of Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy for Fear of Cancer Recurrence.

Journal of clinical psychology in medical settings December 1, 2019 Christina M. Luberto, Daniel L. Hall, Emma Chad-Friedman et al.

Fear of cancer recurrence (FCR) is a common problem among cancer survivors and evidence-based interventions grounded in theoretical models are needed. Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) is an evidence-based intervention for reducing health anxiety that could be useful to apply to FCR. However, there has only been one study of MBCT for FCR to date, and the theoretical rationale and...

DOI: 10.1007/s10880-019-09610-w Full text Humans Breast neoplasms Neoplasm recurrence, local Adult +6

Mindfulness meditation for symptom reduction in fibromyalgia: psychophysiological correlates.

Journal of clinical psychology in medical settings June 2009 Elizabeth Lush, Paul Salmon, Andrea Floyd et al.

Fibromyalgia, a chronic pain syndrome, is often accompanied by psychological distress and increased basal sympathetic tone. In a previous report it was shown that mindfulness-based stress-reduction (MBSR) reduced depressive symptoms in patients with fibromyalgia with gains maintained at two months follow-up (Sephton et al., Arthr Rheum 57:77-85, 2007). This second study explores the effects of...

DOI: 10.1007/s10880-009-9153-z Full text

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