Frontiers in Psychiatry
2017
Nóra Kerekes, Cecilia Fielding, Susanne Apelqvist
The effect of yoga in the reduction of depressive symptoms, anxiety, stress, anger as well as in the increased ability of behavioral control has been shown. These effects of yoga are highly relevant for prison inmates who often have poor mental health and low impulse control. While it has been shown that yoga and meditation can be effective in improving subjective well-being, mental health, and...
Journal of Emerging Investigators
2017
Krista Wurscher, Amy ES Schauer
The Default Mode Network is a network of connected brain regions that are active when the brain is not focused on external tasks. Minor brain injuries, such as concussions, can affect this network and manifest symptoms. We measured the correlation between the symptoms people experienced after a concussion and their age at the time the concussion occurred. We hypothesized that some symptoms,...
Queensland University of Technology
2017
Madhavan Mani
1 citation
This thesis tests the efficacy of mindfulness mobile apps to improve wellbeing of young people. It reviews and evaluates existing mindfulness mobile apps to identify high-quality ones and demonstrates their potential to improve wellbeing of young people. Mindfulness has gained empirical support as an effective treatment for variety of mental health conditions including stress, anxiety and...
International Journal of Group Psychotherapy
2017
Thomas Pedulla
Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy is a time-limited (eight-week) group therapy program designed to help participants manage depression, anxiety, and other forms of emotional distress. Research has shown it to be especially effective in reducing symptoms of depression and preventing relapse. In addition to attending the eight weekly group meetings, participants are expected to complete...
Journal of Pain and Symptom Management
January 2017
Richard R Reich, Cecile A Lengacher, Carissa B Alinat et al.
Breast cancer survivors (BCS) face adverse physical and psychological symptoms, often co-occurring. Biologic and psychological factors may link symptoms within clusters, distinguishable by prevalence and/or severity. Few studies have examined the effects of behavioral interventions or treatment of symptom clusters. The aim of this study was to identify symptom clusters among post-treatment BCS...
Journal of Cognitive Psychotherapy
2017
Tiffany Chenneville, Marielle Machacek, Tara Little et al.
The objective of this study was to measure the effects of a 90-day mindful rational living (MRL) program on the experience of destructive emotions-anger, anxiety, depression, guilt-among a normal population in a pilot trial. The MRL program combines mindfulness meditation techniques with rational emotive behavior therapy (REBT) strategies. Participants were 17 adults who completed the MRL...
Mindfulness
2017
Esther I. de Bruin, Anne R. Formsma, Gerard Frijstein et al.
Work-related stress and associated illness and burnout is rising in western society, with now as much as almost a quarter of European and half of USA's employees estimated to be at the point of burnout. Mindfulness meditation, yoga, and physical exercise have all shown beneficial effects for work-related stress and illness. This proof of concept study assessed the feasibility, acceptability,...
International Journal of MS Care
2017
Rachel M Gilbertson, Maryanna Klatt
Mindfulness in Motion is an 8-week mindfulness-based intervention that uses yoga movement, mindfulness meditation, and relaxing music. This study examined the feasibility of using Mindfulness in Motion in people with multiple sclerosis (MS) and the effect of this program on stress, anxiety, depression, fatigue, and quality of life in people with MS. Twenty-two people with MS completed the...
Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics
2017
Laurence McKenna, Elizabeth M. Marks, Christopher A Hallsworth et al.
Tinnitus is experienced by up to 15% of the population and can lead to significant disability and distress. There is rarely a medical or surgical target and psychological therapies are recommended. We investigated whether mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) could offer an effective new therapy for tinnitus. This single-site randomized controlled trial compared MBCT to intensive...
Frontiers in Human Neuroscience
2017
Alejandra Vasquez-Rosati, Enzo P Brunetti, Carmen Cordero et al.
Clinically, meditative practices have become increasingly relevant, decreasing anxiety in patients and increasing antibody production. However, few studies have examined the physiological correlates, or effects of the incorporation of meditative practices. Because pupillary reactivity is a marker for autonomic changes and emotional processing, we hypothesized that the pupillary responses of...