Neuroreport
May 7, 2007
Thorsten Barnhofer, Danielle S. Duggan, Catherine Crane et al.
This study investigated the effects of a meditation-based treatment for preventing relapse to depression, mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT), on prefrontal alpha-asymmetry in resting electroencephalogram (EEG), a biological indicator of affective style. Twenty-two individuals with a previous history of suicidal depression were randomly assigned to either MBCT (N=10) or...
Behaviour Research and Therapy
May 3, 2007
Randomized trial of a meditation-based stress reduction program and cognitive behavior therapy in generalized social anxiety disorder.
Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice
May 2007
Sara Horton-Deutsch, Pamela O'Haver Day, Regina Haight et al.
Complementary and alternative therapies are gaining recognition in the treatment of many disease states. The importance of treating psychological and emotional problems associated with bone marrow transplant has been substantiated by research evidence. This feasibility study tested a mindfulness-based therapeutic intervention to treat such problems in this context. Pretests and post-tests were...
Aging & Mental Health
May 1, 2007
Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy for recurring depression in older people: a qualitative study.
Training and Education in Professional Psychology
May 1, 2007
Shauna L. Shapiro, Kirk Warren Brown, Gina M. Biegel
1,134 citations
Preparation for the role of therapist can occur on both professional and personal levels. Research has found that therapists are at risk for occupationally related psychological problems. It follows that self-care may be a useful complement to the professional training of future therapists. The present study examined the effects of one approach to self-care, Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction...
Behaviour Change
April 1, 2007
Melissa J. Ree, Mark A. Craigie
AbstractResearch on mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT; Segal, Williams, & Teasdale, 2002a) has supported the effectiveness of this approach for use with preventing relapse in recurrent depression. This study evaluated the use of MBCT in a heterogeneous sample of 26 psychiatric outpatients with mood and/or anxiety disorders. Results from both completer and intent to treat analyses showed...
Journal of the Chinese Institute of Engineers
April 1, 2007
Pei-Chen Lo, Hsuan‐Yung Huang
5 citations
A practitioner in true meditation should already transcend the physiological, mental, subconscious, and Alaya state, and eventually attain the spiritual realm. The scientific approach to the scope of Zen meditation provides insight into the mechanism in addition to the vague sketch of meditation sensation and its multiform benefits to human beings. In meditation research, it is difficult to...
Acta Neuropsychiatrica
April 1, 2007
Belinda Ivanovski, Gin S. Malhi
282 citations
OBJECTIVE: To provide a comprehensive review and evaluation of the psychological and neurophysiological literature pertaining to mindfulness meditation. METHODS: A search for papers in English was undertaken using PsycINFO (from 1804 onward), MedLine (from 1966 onward) and the Cochrane Library with the following search terms: Vipassana, Mindfulness, Meditation, Zen, Insight, EEG, ERP, fMRI,...
The Canadian Journal of Psychiatry
April 1, 2007
Tony Toneatto, Linda Nguyen
316 citations
OBJECTIVE: To review the impact of mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) on symptoms of anxiety and depression in a range of clinical populations. METHOD: Our review included any study that was published in a peer-reviewed journal, used a control group, and reported outcomes related to changes in depression and anxiety. We extracted the following key variables from each of the 15 studies...
Journal of Psychosomatic Research
March 2007
Jessica Kingston, Paul Chadwick, Daniel Meron et al.
To investigate the effect of mindfulness training on pain tolerance, psychological well-being, physiological activity, and the acquisition of mindfulness skills. Forty-two asymptomatic University students participated in a randomized, single-blind, active control pilot study. Participants in the experimental condition were offered six (1-h) mindfulness sessions; control participants were...
Advances in Psychiatric Treatment
March 1, 2007
Chris Mace
47 citations
‘Mindfulness' has become a popular topic among psychological therapists. This introductory article explains what mindfulness is and how it can be developed, before exploring how it has been incorporated within psychoanalytic and cognitive–behavioural psychotherapies. These reflect general as well as specific presumed therapeutic actions. At present, variations in the way mindfulness is...
Anthropology of Consciousness
March 1, 2007
Sarah Williams
8 citations
These meditations, which begin with Stephan Schwartz and Mark Schroll's contested and contesting histories of the lineage and founding of the Society for the Anthropology of Consciousness (below), contribute to the imagining of what Bethe Hagens calls "the relatively new interdisciplinary field of anthropology of consciousness.” Ethnographic vignettes from fieldwork of anthropologists, as well...
Buddhist Studies Review
February 3, 2007
C. Robert Pryor
Anagarika Munindra (1915-2003) played an important role in the movement to teach vipassana meditation, and to spread this method widely in South Asia and the West. His life is examined with respect to its historical context and the spread of the vipassana movement from Burma to India and then to North America, Europe, and Australia. His family background as a Barua caste member, involvement...
Journal of Psychosomatic Research
February 2007
Sang-Hyuk Lee, Seung Chan Ahn, Yu Jin Lee et al.
The objective of this study was to examine the effectiveness of a meditation-based stress management program in patients with anxiety disorder. Patients with anxiety disorder were randomly assigned to an 8-week clinical trial of either a meditation-based stress management program or an anxiety disorder education program. The Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale (HAM-A), the Hamilton Depression Rating...
Buddhist Studies Review
February 1, 2007
Martin T. Adam
5 citations
A close reading of the three Bhavanakramah texts, written by Kamalasila (740–795 CE), reveals that their author was aware of two competing concepts of meditation prevalent in Tibet at the time of their composition. The two concepts of meditation,associated with the Sanskrit words bhavana and dhyana, can be related respectively to the Indian and Chinese sides of the well-known debates at bSam...
Annals of Behavioral Medicine
February 1, 2007
Shamini Jain, Shauna L. Shapiro, Summer Swanick et al.
1,304 citations
BACKGROUND: Although mindfulness meditation interventions have recently shown benefits for reducing stress in various populations, little is known about their relative efficacy compared with relaxation interventions. PURPOSE: This randomized controlled trial examines the effects of a 1-month mindfulness meditation versus somatic relaxation training as compared to a control group in 83 students...
Buddhist Studies Review
February 1, 2007
Michael S. Drummond
In the 1950s, E.T. Gendlin developed a philosophical system, published as Experiencing and the Creation of Meaning, to explain the role of bodily feelings in cognition, and he then evolved a psychotherapy known as Focusing, based on this system. Focusing works primarily with bodily feelings and how they relate to the thinking processes. Gendlin’s work has had an important impact on the field of...
Arthritis Care & Research
January 31, 2007
Sandra E. Sephton, Paul Salmon, Inka Weissbecker et al.
387 citations
OBJECTIVE: Depressive symptoms are common among patients with fibromyalgia, and behavioral intervention has been recommended as a major treatment component for this illness. The objective of this study was to test the effects of the Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) intervention on depressive symptoms in patients with fibromyalgia. METHODS: This randomized controlled trial examined...
BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine
January 25, 2007
James M. Davis, Michael F. Fleming, Katherine Bonus et al.
196 citations
BACKGROUND: Mindfulness means paying attention in the present moment, non-judgmentally, without commentary or decision-making. We report results of a pilot study designed to test the feasibility of using Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) (with minor modifications) as a smoking intervention. METHODS: MBSR instructors provided instructions in mindfulness in eight weekly group sessions....
Holistic Nursing Practice
2007
Priscilla D Abercrombie, Anita Zamora, Abner P Korn
Although the incidence rate of cervical cancer has decreased over the last several years, low-income ethnic minority women remain at increased risk for morbidity and mortality from cervical cancer. We conducted a pilot study to examine the feasibility and acceptability of mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) program among multiethnic low-income women with abnormal Pap smears. Spanish- and...