Mindfulness Meditation: An Interesting Opportunity for the Rheumatologist
S. Maddali-Bongi
August 14, 2017 DOI: 10.19080/jcmah.2017.03.555607 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Review |
|---|---|
| Intervention | Mindfulness meditation |
| Topics | Meditation |
| Key findings | The authors state that mindfulness meditation cultivates attentional focus and present-moment awareness, that prior literature in healthy subjects links mindfulness training to improvements in stress, anxiety, and depressed mood, and that mindfulness may play an important role in treating somatic conditions including psoriasis, cancer, HIV, infection, irritable bowel syndrome, heart disease, hypertension, lung disease, diabetes mellitus, and chronic pain. |
Abstract
Mindfulness meditation is a mental technique which cultivates attentional focus and stability by directing the mind to remain connected to the present experience, moment by moment. Scientific literature in healthy subjects have correlated mindfulness training to improvements in stress, anxiety and depressed mood. Moreover, basing on evidence we can state that mindfulness may have an important role in treating somatic conditions such as psoriasis, cancer, HIV, infection, irritable bowel syndrome, heart disease, hypertension, lung disease, diabetes mellitus, and chronic pain.
Comparable studies
Other narrative reviews on meditation, most cited first.
| Study | Year | Design | Participants |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mindfulness training as a clinical intervention: A conceptual and empirical review. Clinical populations | 2003 | Review | |
| Mindfulness: Theoretical Foundations and Evidence for its Salutary Effects | 2007 | Review | |
| Mindfulness Interventions | 2016 | Review | |
| Mind the Hype: A Critical Evaluation and Prescriptive Agenda for Research on Mindfulness and Meditation | 2017 | Review | |
| Mindfulness and acceptance: expanding the cognitive-behavioral tradition | 2005 | Review |
Citations in the library
Cites 21
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- A randomized controlled trial of mindfulness meditation versus relaxation training: Effects on distress, positive states of mind, rumination, and distraction Annals of Behavioral Medicine February 1, 2007
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- Mindfulness meditation alleviates depressive symptoms in women with fibromyalgia: Results of a randomized clinical trial Arthritis Care & Research January 31, 2007
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