OBM Integrative and Complementary Medicine
April 1, 2019
Pei-Chen Lo, Bo-Ting Lyu, Wu Jue Miao Tian
Background: This research aims to develop new methods to investigate the cardiorespiratory interaction of Zen-meditation practitioners (Zen-meditation group) and healthy ordinary young people (control group) by quantitatively evaluating respiratory sinus arrhythmia (RSA) behavior. Methods: Twenty-five voluntary controls and seven Zen-meditation practitioners were recruited. The experimental...
OBM Integrative and Complementary Medicine
December 23, 2018
Andrew J Hede
Background: Meditation has developed over many centuries within a diverse range of religious traditions including Middle-Eastern, Indian, and East-Asian. Of these, mindfulness meditation from the Buddhist (Indian) tradition, has been the most extensively adopted in the Western secular world primarily with applications in health and well-being as pioneered by Jon Kabat-Zinn. Review: While...
OBM Integrative and Complementary Medicine
November 5, 2018
Nancy Poirier, Serge Beaulieu, Sybille Saury et al.
Background: This study investigated variations in psychic and somatic anxiety during and after completion of MBCT compared to baseline in patients diagnosed with BD. Secondary variables considered were sleep quality and quality of life, as well as depressive and manic symptoms. Methods: HAMD-29, HAMD-7 and YMRS were administered at baseline (n=34), and every two weeks until the end of the...
OBM Integrative and Complementary Medicine
October 14, 2018
Ethan G. Lester, Amy R. Murrell, Dickson E. Dickson
8 citations
Background: Mindfulness meditation (MM) is an increasing area of interest for health professionals and the general public alike. Beneficial outcomes are associated with this practice; however, definitions of mindfulness and meditation are varied, and anecdotal accounts suggest that people hold conceptions about the constructs. Furthermore, mindfulness has been incorporated into therapeutic...
OBM Integrative and Complementary Medicine
October 7, 2018
Paul A. Barclay, Clint A. Bowers
(1) Background: Meditation is a common intervention for college students suffering from issues with anxiety. Due to this popularity, several meditation-based video games have been released which can be used to supplement or motivate meditation practice. However, these tools are not often given scrutiny in a laboratory setting before being released to the public. Our lab conducted a brief...
OBM Integrative and Complementary Medicine
September 29, 2018
Holly Hazlett-Stevens
2 citations
Background: Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) is an evidence-based intervention developed to teach mindfulness meditation to a wide range of patients. Although the efficacy of MBSR has been established for a variety of medical and psychiatric conditions, measured outcomes rarely include physical symptoms related to anxiety, depression, and/or stress. The current study presents a...
OBM Integrative and Complementary Medicine
August 20, 2018
Selma A. Quist Møller, Sohrab Sami, Shauna L. Shapiro
Background: In this study, we performed a systematic review of randomized-controlled trials (RCTs) examining the health benefits of (mindful) self-compassion-based interventions (SCBIs) and studies which explicitly combine SCBIs and mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs). Based on the compelling evidence supporting the effectiveness of MBIs, we evaluated the potential use of MBIs and SCBIs to...
OBM Integrative and Complementary Medicine
June 25, 2018
Jonathan Dang, Luma Bashmi, Stephen Meeneghan et al.
2 citations
Background: An increasing number of patients and practitioners are using mindfulness meditation programs despite uncertainty about the evidence supporting these programs’ health benefits. Aim: To review the current evidence on the effectiveness of mindfulness-based interventions (MBI) on depressive symptoms and quality of life (QOL) among patients with depression comorbid medical conditions and...
OBM Integrative and Complementary Medicine
May 15, 2018
Andrew Samy Helmy Hanna, Aileen M. Pidgeon
16 citations
Objective: Mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs) have shown promise in cultivating resilience and are widely accepted as efficacious in the treatment of a range of psychological disorders. This paper explores the feasibility of a Mindful-Awareness and Resilience Skills Training (MARST) program to enhance mindfulness and resilience, as a means of increasing psychological well-being and...