Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice
December 23, 2025
Naomi E Clark, Ben Parkinson, Xu Wang et al.
Post-stroke anxiety and depression symptoms are common after stroke and can persist long-term. Despite this, there is a lack of long-term psychological support for post-stroke anxiety and depression. Mindfulness-based interventions are emerging as feasible, acceptable and potentially effective interventions for post-stroke anxiety and depression. Sustained use of mindfulness practice can help...
Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice
July 21, 2025
Wei-Ting Lai, Li-Yu Yang, Hsun-Kuei Ko et al.
1 citation
Although mindfulness is widely acknowledged to foster resilience, limited research has examined how palliative care providers sustain this practice and how it shapes their resilience. This study explores how providers with sustained mindfulness practice, understand, and embody the cultivation of resilience across personal and professional domains. Fifteen palliative care providers (three...
Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice
May 1, 2025
Meg Barber, Subhadra Evans, Rosie Marks et al.
3 citations
This pilot study was the first of its kind to examine the experiences of people with persistent pain engaging in a six-week iRest for Pain group program as part of multidisciplinary pain care. The present study used a qualitative, phenomenological design and reflexive thematic analysis to gain an understanding of the firsthand experience of patients who participated in the iRest for Pain group...
Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice
August 1, 2024
Renen Taub, Nancy Agmon-Levin, Lee Frumer et al.
7 citations
Fibromyalgia (FM) is a pain condition characterized by physical and psychological difficulties. This randomized controlled trial aimed to evaluate the effects of a mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) on FM patients and identify the role of two pain cognitions: psychological inflexibility in pain (PIPS) and pain catastrophizing (PCS), as mechanisms of change. 95 FM patients (Mean ± SD:...
Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice
October 1, 2023
Randi Karkov Knudsen, J. Ammentorp, M. H. Storkholm et al.
BACKGROUND and purpose: Quantitative studies show that mindfulness-based interventions can reduce stress and burnout in healthcare professionals. Few qualitative studies have explored healthcare professionals' experiences with mindfulness training. The aim of the study was to explore healthcare professionals' experiences of how attending a course in Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction influenced...
Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice
August 1, 2023
Dali Geagea, David Ogez, Roy Kimble et al.
11 citations
Hypnosis, a mind-body treatment dating back to early human history, has regained attention in the last decade, with research suggesting its effectiveness for varied physiological and psychological ailments such as distress, pain, and psychosomatic disorders. However, myths and misconceptions have prevailed among the general public and clinicians, hindering the adoption and acceptance of...
Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice
November 1, 2022
Lindsay M Bennett, Vincent R Starnino
5 citations
and Purpose: Complex Interpersonal Trauma is a phenomenon with great impact on the American population. Persons who have survived complex interpersonal traumas can experience symptoms beyond what is captured in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual's (DSM-5) diagnosis of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. Yoga is an ancient practice that has been found to have healing benefit for persons impacted...
Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice
March 31, 2021
Deepal Shah-Zamora, Allison M Allen, Lacy Rardin et al.
BACKGROUND Parkinson's Disease (PD) leads to poor quality of life and caregiver burden. Mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) may improve these symptoms. We assessed the impact of a 9-week MBSR course on people with PD (PwP) and their care partners (CPs). METHODS Participants completed questionnaires at screening, at the end of the course, and at 3-month follow-up: Parkinson's Disease...
Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice
February 14, 2021
Padmavathi Kora, K. Meenakshi, K. Swaraja et al.
OBJECTIVES The present investigation is to study the impact of yoga and meditation on Brain waves concerning physical and mental health. There are mainly three stages (steps) in the brain wave classification:(i) preprocessing, ii) feature extraction, and iii) classification. This work provides a review of interpretation methods of Brain signals (Electroencephalogram (EEG)) EEG during yoga and...
Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice
October 23, 2020
Martin Lamothe, É. Rondeau, Michel Duval et al.
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Little data is available on the effect of mindfulness amongst pediatric hematology-oncology professionals. The purpose was to further document change in biological and psychological stress following a mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) program. MATERIALS AND METHODS We led two pre-post interventional studies (n = 12 and n = 25) and measured changes on hair cortisol...
Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice
February 1, 2019
Sheila Pintado
BACKGROUND and purpose: Health professional trainees can experience the costs of caring, thus the importance of the teaching self-care. The aim of the present study is to analyze the changes in body awareness and self-compassion in clinical psychologists in training through a mindfulness program. MATERIALS AND METHODS Eight clinical psychologist trainees received eight weekly sessions;...
Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice
May 1, 2015
Radhika Desai, Anisha Tailor, Tanvi Bhatt
Previous research has shown the vast mental and physical health benefits associated with yoga. Yoga practice can be divided into subcategories that include posture-holding exercise (asana), breathing (pranayama, Kriya), and meditation (Sahaj) practice. Studies measuring mental health outcomes have shown decreases in anxiety, and increases in cognitive performance after yoga interventions....