The Behavior Therapist
November 1, 2008
Lizabeth Roemer, Jonathan K. Lee, Kristalyn Salters-pedneault et al.
Diminished levels of mindfulness (awareness and acceptance/nonjudgment) and difficulties in emotion regulation have both been proposed to play a role in symptoms of generalized anxiety disorder (GAD); the current studies investigated these relationships in a nonclinical and a clinical sample. In the first study, among a sample of 395 individuals at an urban commuter campus, we found that self...
Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy
October 1, 2008
Mark A. Craigie, Clare S. Rees, Ali Marsh et al.
Abstract Mindfulness training has been proposed as a potentially important new approach for the treatment of generalized anxiety disorder (GAD). However, to date only a few studies have investigated mindfulness training for GAD. The aim of this study was to further investigate symptom change and recovery in pathological worry after mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) using an...
Journal of Korean Academy of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing
September 30, 2008
Sun Joo Jang, Yang Sook Hah
7 citations
Purpose: This study aimed to examine the effects of meditation programs on stress responses, anxiety, and self-esteem in psychiatric patients. After the meditation treatment, the experimental group will report a higher degree of decreased Symptoms of Stress(SOS) scores than the control group. The experimental group will report a higher degree of decreased Beck Anxiety Inventory(BAI) scores than...
Behaviour Change
September 1, 2008
Istvan Schreiner, James P. Malcolm
AbstractThe research investigated the effect of mindfulness meditation on the emotional states of depression, anxiety, and stress. Additionally, we explored whether people with varying severity of depression, anxiety, and stress responded differently to mindfulness training. In order to investigate these questions, participants (n = 50) completed the Depression Anxiety and Stress Scale, 21-item...
Psychological Reports
August 1, 2008
Elisa Harumi Kozasa, Ruth Ferreira Santos, Adriana Dourado Rueda et al.
Siddha Samadhi Yoga is a program in which meditation is associated with pranayama (breathing exercises). 22 volunteers with anxiety complaints (M age = 42.8 yr., SD = 10.3) were assigned to two groups: 14 attended the yoga group, and 8 attended a waiting-list or control group. They were evaluated before the intervention and 1 month after it on the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory, the Beck...
BMC Psychiatry
June 2, 2008
Gian Mauro Manzoni, Francesco Pagnini, Gianluca Castelnuovo et al.
Relaxation training is a common treatment for anxiety problems. Lacking is a recent quantitative meta-analysis that enhances understanding of the variability and clinical significance of anxiety reduction outcomes after relaxation treatment. All studies (1997-2007), both RCT, observational and without control group, evaluating the efficacy of relaxation training (Jacobson's progressive...
Archives of Psychiatric Nursing
June 2008
Somporn Rungreangkulkij, Wiwat Wongtakee
The purpose of this study was to examine the outcomes of individual Buddhist counseling interventions for patients suffering from symptoms of anxiety. A single-group pretest and posttest design was used to measure outcomes. Twenty-one patients participated in the study as voluntary subjects, all of whom completed two sessions of Buddhist counseling interventions. The individual Buddhist...
The Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease
June 1, 2008
Usefulness of mindfulness-based cognitive therapy for treating insomnia in patients with anxiety disorders: a pilot study.
Behavioural Brain Research
May 16, 2008
V Ludwig, Y Mihov, R K W Schwarting
Using the elevated plus-maze (EPM), Wistar rats can be distinguished into high (HA) or low anxiety (LA) subjects. These differences seem to reflect traits, since HA and LA rats vary also in other anxiety-dependent tasks, neurochemical mechanisms, and psychopharmacological reactivity, including lasting consequences after single treatment with 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA). Here, we...
Alternative and Complementary Therapies
April 1, 2008
Vaishali Agte, Shashi Chiplonkar
55 citations
Sudarshan Kriya Yoga (SKY) is a practice designed to minimize stress in living. We conducted a study among adults in a free-living population in Pune, India, to evaluate the effect of 2 months of SKY practice on health and behavior. The study involved 37 apparently healthy adult volunteers who were given a 6-day course of training in rhythmic breathing, meditation, yogic postures, interactive...